> From: Donald Keenan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I'm using a used Dalmatian and this was the first time that I've looked > at the extensions. Wow, there's a ton of them. > Do I need them all? Are they sometimes created and then best purged? > Some of them have dates going back to 1999 (I thought my model was > newer > than that, oddly). If I were to drag one into the trash, I assume I'd > be > disabling the related program or drive, etc? > Ideally, does one know which to delete and does one delete them > routinely as maintenance? > It would probably be best not to mess with them if you have no idea what they do.
> Even though my disk was plugged into one of the two USB ports, sounds > like I shouldn't ever plug things directly into my iMac? No, MOST usb peripherals will work FINE that way. The SmartDisk doesn't seem to want to play fair with the amount of power it draws, that's all. It could be that later models of iMac corrected this problem, but I doubt it. It's more likely that it's simply an engineering fubar on the part of the SmartDisk people. Just get a powered hub, and plug the SmartDisk into it. _Chas_ Come to ... The CHASbah! http://thechasbah.blogspot.com **Go see BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE. It may change your life.** -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
