>I have had more than one person agree with me that it is tricky to get a >Powerbook 2400 to boot from a CD-ROM. I have used a zip drive with a bootable zip disk many times. The compuer has to be turned off when connecting the zip drive (which of coiurse has to be powerd on before the computer is trurned on). The command to bypass the internal drive is option-command-shift-delete. If the zip drive is bootable you will see a flashing floppy icon for a short time then the zip drive should kick in. You can put all kinds of diagnostic software on your zip drive. If option-command-shift-delete does not bypass the internal HD, you can force the computer to bypass it by disabling the system, e.h. dragging the Finder or the System file out of the System folder. Of course you should do this only if you are ABSOLUTELY SURE THAT THE ZIP DRIVE IS BOOTABLE - otherwise you will end up with an unbootable computer. That is not the end of the world, you can still boot up from the emergency floppy or the system CD ROM and manually revert what you had done to the System folder. When yoou are with your diagnostics, put things back into the System foder if you had dragged out anything, and restart. The few power-less seconds before restart is a good time to quickly remove the scuzzy device if not needed. -- ****************************************** * *friends don't send friends vcf files* * ****************************************** ---------- 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> XRouter | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | Now $199.99 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH120.html> PowerBook Guy is | Click here! Everything PowerBook! | http://www.powerbookguy.com Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Reader Specials: 2.5GB Seagate SCSI: $119, 4GB IBM SCSI: $199, Norton Util. 4.0: $29, Mac Parts, Systems & Repairs <http://www.macresq.com>
