on 1/15/03 7:11 AM, Luca Rescigno at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> The invoice describes it as a compact external case WITH the Maxtor >> HDD. >> >> I don't know how to change the jumper setting... The mini booklet that >> came >> with it just assumed that it would appear on a mac no problem. >> >> Thanks Luca. > > Hmm, I'm not sure if I am enough of an authority on this to be giving > you advice. I can tell you how to change the jumper setting but I don't > know what your drive is like so I don't know exactly how to do it. > > Basically, though, you have to open the case and get at the drive on > the inside. At the back of the drive, where it connects to a cable, > there should be some little pins sticking out the back that only have a > tiny little plastic block occupying two of the pins. There should > probably be either one or two jumper blocks. What you want to do is > look on the paper label on the top of the drive. It should show some > pictures that show various ways that the jumper block can be put onto > the pins. You want to move the jumper block to the position that is > labeled "Slave" on the diagrams. > > Since I don't know the particulars of your drive, I can't guarantee > it'll be like this. Sometimes the diagrams are somewhere else on the > drive. > Thanks very much- I can work with that info...
So, it's not some kind of pismo incompatibility issue, or rpm speed issue then? Ed -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
