on 4/20/04 2:32 PM, G-List at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> You have a Rev. 2 or 3 Rom to support slave drives in the Beige. As far >> as the IDE cable connections are concerned, there are 2 connectors on the >> motherboard marked J9 and J10. The boot drive goes on the cable plugged into >> the J9 connector and the CD, if it is IDE (or ATAPI) goes to the cable >> plugged into J10. IIRC, If you use only 1 internal IDE bus for 1 internal >> hard drive, you must use J9, as it is IDE bus 1. > > On both the DT and MT, the Bus 0 cable has only one drive connector, > hence only Masters are supported on Bus 0. > > A special cable will correct this, but the cable will not be according to > the EIDE/UATA specification, so Apple never provided such a cable, nor > did Apple test for Slaves on Bus 0. > > On both the DT and MT, the Bus 1 cable has two drive connectors, hence > Masters and Slaves are supported on Bus 1. > > Apple tested for Slaves on Bus 1, for ROM Revs. B and C. >
Hi all; Thanks for correcting me on this Peter. It's been awhile since I did this, with advice from you. I got my busses and mobo connectors mixed up. Thanks again. --Thanks; Rev. George --Maranatha (means the Lord cometh) -- 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
