> Subject: Re: Yamaha CRW8424S in a 7500 > From: jrclark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> Does anyone have any experience with the Yamaha CRW8424S 8x/4x/24x > >> SCSI CDRW drive? It is an internal drive, which means I would have to > >> remove my Apple CD-ROM drive from my 7500. Will this CDRW drive > >> allow me to boot from CD with the "C" key? > > I have a Yamaha 8424 scsi in a StarMax 5000/250 G3-L2. > The Yamaha is not bootable, either on internal scsi bus or > on pci card bus. > I asked Yamaha and they said NO.
The Yamaha drive isn't Apple ROM'ed, so it's easy to say it isn't bootable, BUT.... It is bootable with the four-finger salute (command/option/shift/delete), and if you install Apple CD-ROM 5.3.1 (from System 7.6) in place of your OS's standard CD/DVD driver/extension, it will work just fine as your primary/only CD drive. Just have your Toast CD Reader extension handy in another extension set for when you wanna burn CD's. The 8424S is currently the only CD drive in my PowerCenter MT, but since I have the luxury of another external drive bay, I may install another CD-ROM drive as well. I'd like to burn directly from CD-ROM to the Yamaha drive - does anyone have this type of setup working, both drives in one Power Mac? Are there any extension conflict issues to watch out for? -- Gene, a.k.a. G-Man Friends don't let friends do Windows -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> 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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
