on 5/8/2001 10:34 AM, Chris Chow at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Kate,
>
> Installing the right driver for the CD-ROM drive might
> solve your problem.
>
> Speaking from experience you may have however
> encountered "SCSI voodoo" which may give strange
> symptoms. When you connect the CD-ROM drive to the
> 2400, be sure that you turn on the CD-ROM drive first
> before turning on the 2400. The other thing is to make
> sure that the CD-ROM drive is terminated ie it has a
> terminator (a rectangular plug)on the other SCSI port
> of the drive (if it has an extra one).
>
> --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> It took me an interesting month to install system
>> software from CD and
>> Cdrom. Sometimes an icon of the CD would appear on
>> the desktop and
>> sometimes not, sometimes everything would appear
>> more dimensional and
>> full coloured, sometimes if the CD loaded the info
>> didn't seem to be all
>> there.
>>
>> It was very inconsistent but eventually somehow
>> worked--the original
>> 2400c system and the 8.0 and 8.5 were successfully
>> taken in. Even with
>> help and encouragement from someone on the list
>> here, (Thanks again!).
>> I really don't know exactly what I did differently
>> in the end. By some
>> miracle it worked.
>>
>> My EarthLink CD arrived in the mail and I tried to
>> load it. But now the
>> CDrom and the 2400c seem to have nothing to do with
>> one another! Not
>> even a partially apearing CD icon on the desktop.
>> Zilch. The cd-rom
>> shows up in the drives folder--where one initializes
>> disks--there it is
>> listed after the 'macintosh harddrive'. The very
>> helpful Internet Setup
>> Assistant enabled me to configure the connection and
>> go online.
>>
>> I've considered purchasing another CDrom. One that
>> comes with drivers.
>> The one i ave here doesn't appear to hav anyname on
>> it. Its a 24x long
>> fary lightweight offwhite coloured rectangular box.
>>
>> After installing the origial software systems and
>> updatesno notice
>> appeared advising any need for firmware updates.
>>
>> Anyone know what might be the problem (aside from me
>> being a confounded
>> newbie! ) ?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Kate
Many modern drives come with an active terminator built-in, but you often
have to turn this terminator on via a switch on the back. It's a worthwhile
feature to pay an extra couple bucks on...
--
Regards'n'Stuff,
Jim Bogart
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