On Thursday, October 11, 2001, at 06:35 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> There is NO functional difference between Master and Slave. > > Some EIDE/UATA chip sets will not work without a Master being present. > > Some, such as the early G3s, will not correctly support a Slave. > > Some (although not on Macs) will support a Slave only. Under OSX on the beige G3's the Master/Slave setting makes a HUGE difference. OSX on these machines will only boot from a Master device on the IDE chain. I don't know if this still holds true under 10.1 but it did up to 10.0.4. -- Blessed are the Geeks, for they shall internet the earth -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
