It will work without problems and I think also without zapping the p-ram, but remember the SCSI bus on the beige G3 is 5 Mb/sec while the ide bus is much faster (don't ask me how much faster)... my ide drives reach 15 Mb/sec
Andrea On 4-12-2002 20:33, "David A Schwartz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --On Wed, Dec 4, 2002 2:25 PM -0500 George Hammond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> snip< >> I know that these G3s originally came with IDE >> drives. Can I just plug my SCSI drive in, install a system from a cd, >> and go? Is there anything else I need to do? >> >> thanks from an impecunious student, >> >> George > > Should work just fine, as mine will boot from an external SCSI drive. You > might need to zap the PRAM . -- 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> --> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
