On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 12:22 PM, Jeffrey Engle <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I just installed two identical optical drives in my MDD, and when I go up > to the menu and click on "eject" the machine only recognizes one drive > (because they're both identical) How can I have control over each one > individually? how can I make the hdd see them differently? Jeff > Sorry about giving you "bad information" (thanks for the charitable characterization, Bruce), which was inadvertent on my part as I've not crossed swords with a Mirrored Drive Door Power Mac in my otherwise extensive Mac experience. However, I was right about the drive position on the cable determining master and slave. Here's what Apple says, which may have a clue or two that will help answer your question about why you can't see both drives; also Google "Mirrored Drive Door eject" to read an Apple KB document about which key strokes to use to eject: Power *Mac* G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors) and (QuickSilver 2002) Education Model: About *Cable* *Select* and Adding Third-Party Drives - *Last Modified:* September 18, 2003 - *Article:* TA27008 - *Old Article:* 86150 <http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/index?page=login&redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fsupport.apple.com%2Fkb%2Findex%3Fpage%3Dkb%26id%3DTA27008%26login%3Demail> <http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:Xaj_WqL03aEJ:support.apple.com/kb/TA27008+Apple+Mac+cable+select&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=safari> This document discusses the *cable* *select* feature of Power *Mac* G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors) and the education model of Power *Mac* (QuickSilver 2002) computers, and how it can be used to add drives from third-party manufacturers. Products Affected Power *Mac* The Power *Mac* G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors) and education model of Power *Mac* G4 (QuickSilver 2002) computers work with ATA and ATAPI internal storage devices that are set for *cable* *select* mode. The *cable* *select* feature forces the device to set its ID as either master or slave, based upon its position on the ATA/ATAPI *cable*: - If the device is attached to the end of the *cable*, then it identifies itself as a master. - If the device is at the middle *cable* position, then it identifies itself as a slave. Since *cable* *select* mode forces the drive to set its ID based upon its position on the *cable*, hard drives and optical drives can be easily configured. When installing additional ATA and ATAPI drives from another manufacturers, check the documentation that came with the drive, or check with the manufacturer to find out how to set the drive to the *cable* *select* mode. *Note:* For the *cable* *select* setting to work properly, the cables you use must work with the *cable* *select* feature. For this reason, the original *Apple* cables that came with the computer should be used when installing additional drives. Some cables made by other manufacturers may not correctly work with the *cable* *select* mode. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
