> Hi listers -- > > I bought a B&W a while back and after considerable delays and annoyances > have got it up and running OS 9.2.2 -- it's a big improvement over my old > 7600 but all the same I want to do some upgrades and am at the moment > stymied. > > (a) yesterday I replaced the CDROM with a Sony CRX155E burner. Installation > was no problem, and it shows up in the System Profiler, but it doesn't work: > the tray won't even open. I reseated all the plugs which seem good and > solid, then spent the past half hour googling around for a driver update > with no success. According to ASP it's running driver version 1.4.8, with > "Apple disc burning: supported". What now? > > (b) It's got a Quantum 6GB IDE HD, and yesterday while installing the CD > burner I tried to figure out to install a second HD, specifically a Western > Digital 10GB that I got from the swap list but that came without any cables. > Plainly to do this it's first going to be necessary to get a dual drive IDE > cable, but there has been so much talk about data corruption in this system > (this machine turns out to be a Rev 1, alas) that I'm wondering if it's even > worth trying: maybe it would be better simply to replace the existing 6GB > with the 10GB? The idea is to move into OSX. > > Any advice much appreciated. > > Best, > Victoria
Hi Victoria - I have the same Blue & White as you do Rev 1, which I believe is a bit of a "lemon" albeit still quite nice. Have you fooled around with the jumpers on the back, you know master/slave things? The Blue & White is real touchy about a LOT Of things I am learning. Also, you did a pure replacement of the original CD drive, right? And you can't put anything but an internal zip on the other cable just below the CD drive. And you can't put another drive on the same cable as the original hard drive, that's where the corruption comes into play. Your best bet is to get a PCI IDE card (I finally gave up and got one from macsales for a premium price, but well worth it!) even then the Blue & White is grumpy about stuff. Like which slots you put the damn PCI cards in! We have another lady here who also has a Blue & White just like us, maybe she'll chime in. And of course we want to hear from the Mac Genii! My current problem is every time I start up from complete shut down, I get a screen with vertical stripes all across it. A real puzzler. But no one here has figured it out yet, as have I. One of these days....!!! I am running OS 9 (booted into 9 not classic) most of the time, and have X (Jaguar) on it with a Sonnet 800 mhz upgrade card, I couldn't install OS X at ALL without it. So you're looking at dropping another couple of hundred into the Blue & White, but honestly I love the little bugger, even with all of its faults. Max the RAM as much as you can, too. It's cheap, at Macsales 256 MB is $25.00. I think OS X will run better and faster if I maxxed it out to 1 GB (that's 4 256 sticks). I still can't boot into classic from X tho. Gets stuck at the very end (and takes hours to get there!). I'm sure the listers must be getting sick of me asking questions, but honestly they are the nicest bunch of genii you could ever want to email! Deb in Rhode Island -- 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/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
