Update! to original Inquiry! I've had a bit of a theoretical insight I wanted to run by the G-Book members.
Is it feasible to boot a powerbook from a removable drive module? If so, why couldn't I just crack open my Zip Drive Module and swap it's mechanical drive for an IDE to CF Card Adapter? My narrow understanding is that the drive modules (CD, DVD, HD, Zip, or whatever) generally speaking are ide devices on the inside and the 'slot' the modules plug into when inserted into a Powerbook they're compatible with essentially is a passthrough for the ide interface and a power connection for the module. I think this methodology of converting a drive module would give me the greatest flexibility of keeping my spacious internal HD and the benefits of a solid state type boot device. The internal hd with it's OS'es on it would make trouble shooting a ide/cf install and boot process a bit more straight forward. Richard --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's G-Books list, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
