I will get a Y connector at some stage. No doubt I'll want to do it again some time.
But it worked using the CD drive in the other computer. I just unplugged the IDE cable from the main computer's motherboard, and slapped it into the secondary IDE of the Deskpro. (Crazy - it has two IDE channels, a separate, specialised CDROM connector, but only one power connector.) Anyway, I turned the two computers on at about the same time, the CD drive was recognised straight away, and I started installing Ubuntu. I didn't boot the main computer though, just left it at the grub boot screen. One of my previous ideas was to move the Deskpro HDD into my main computer and install Ubuntu from there, then swap the HDD back. But there was no way I could get Ubuntu to boot on that computer. Neither the live CD nor the install CD. Same with the previous version. Tried a bunch of boot options, but no luck. On 20/08/05, Robert Fisher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 21:32, Carl Cerecke wrote: > > So, I've got myself a P3 600 DeskPro EN SFF. > > > > Problem is, there is only one HDD power connector, and, guess what, it > > is connected to the HDD. I tried to do a floppy boot (SUSE 9.1), but > > no go. > > > > Is it electrically sensible to connect a CD drive to the DeskPro, > > where the CD drive is powered by another computer's power supply? > > > Much easier to connect a "Y" connector (one power supply to two - available > from all good shops) > > I have done it heaps of times on a DeskPro I used to use for testing. (Just > sit the CDRom drive on top while you do the install. > > > Or will I risk the magic smoke escaping from various parts? > > > > Cheers, > > Carl. > > -- > Regards, Robert > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > Robert Fisher > (aka - Rob, Bob, Robbie, Robbo, Fish) > FishNet Computer & Electrical Services > www.fisher.net.nz > Phone: 03 383 5807 > Mobile: 027 477 3356 > >
