>--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> I finally got a friends 9.0.? from his Imac to boot the BW. >> Im more certain now that the problem lies in the jumpers, because >> when I >> unplugged the power supply from the HD and retried to boot from the >> CD it >> did just fine. then I plugged the HW power supply back in and >> nothing but >> a flashing folder icon as below. >> >> I know little to nothing about jumpers but it doesnt seem both >> should be >> set to master if they are on the both IDE chain even though one is >> a HD >> and the other is a CD/Rom. >> >> still kinda stuck. >> Ralph > >As far as I know, one device on the IDE chain has to be the master and >the other the slave. In your case, I'd set the HD to master and the >CDROM to slave. Try that.... > >HTH > >paris
Unless you have 3 HDDs, you should never, ever run the HDD and CDROM on the same chain. The CD will slow the data transfer to the HDD. This has been the case through ATA 100. -- 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>
