Hi all-- I just tried to migrate to a new out of the box Sawtooth 400 MHz DVD model from my trusty Umax C600. A couple of problems showed up immediately. As I unboxed the machine, I opened the side door to look inside and saw both the IDE cable and power plug disconnected from the optical drive. Off to a great start. I noticed that the back of the DVD is covered with a metal plate so it is difficult to see what jumper options, etc are. That does raise a question: What is the jumper scheme used? Cable select? Master/slave?
Secondly, since this box came with OS 9.04, I was going to put 9.1 on via a CD I have and then add a 2nd drive and put Jaguar on, something I have been looking lustfully for quite some time. I did plug the cables in the DVD drive but there was absolutely no response from the drive. Door didn't open, no mechanical sounds, period. Really not good. So I plugged in an external Firewire CD burner and fired it up expecting the CD to mount as it should. Nada--didn't even try to mount. I saw FW extensions in the proper place in the System Folder but do I need an additional driver for an external drive or a hacked Apple driver like the old SCSI drives needed? Otherwise, I'm nervous that the FW bus might be hosed. Is there a good online guide for Sawtooth issues? Over on the Supermacs list we're in the process of gathering the collective wisdom of the list for such a guide. It does help that a former Umax project manager has kept all the knowledge base articles he pretty much wrote himself but if someone here has already put together a list of Sawtooth FAQs, some dos & don'ts, etc, then point me in that direction so I don't unnecessarily try peoples' patience. Thanks for any answers. -- Pax, Pastor Mac Made on a Macintosh, of course. -- 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
