Duo/2400 List wrote... >From: Peter Liethen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [Duo2400] Booting from a Flash RAM PCMCIA card > >I've heard some mixed results about booting from Flash RAM cards on >PowerBooks. Has anyone tried it? > >I've been looking at some of the PCMCIA ATA Flash disk cards on eBay, >and I'm guessing these would be great as an emergency boot disk on >the 2400 that could actually hold a system and disk reapir utils. > >And here is the big question, would there be a way to force a 2400c >to boot from PCMCIA flash incase my system on the hard drive went >south to the point that it would hand during boot? Is there some >magic key combo? > >I've thought about the PCMCIA hard drives I've seen on eBay, but they >look old, and probably arn't are durable as a fash card. I'd idealy >like to throw my emergency book card in my bag and forget about it >until I need it (kinda like my FireWire card now) >-- >Peter Liethen - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.liethen.com I have been using Type II cards for some years now. They will boot any p'book with pcmcia slots. (Don't know about the G4's though.) I have a 150MB for 68K machines and a 220MB for PPC's. Both are SanDisk cards, originally formatted for PC but your Mac can initialize them with no trouble at all. (Only thing is, you can't ever use them for flash memory again without sending them back to the manufacturer first.) Can't beat no moving parts when you're on the road! Of course, they're not as fast as a real HD but as utility gadgets, they're fine. Pricey new though. Bob Friede ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Need help from a real person? Try. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------- Dr. Bott | 10/100 Ethernet for your 2400 is finally here! MPC-100 | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/mpc100.html> NineWire | If they are cool enough to host this list... Digital Solutions | ...you should check them out! http://www.NineWire.com/ Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
