Gene Osburn9/26/01 3:52 [EMAIL PROTECTED][wrote] >> 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?
My Yamaha 8424 scsi cdrw is NOT bootable under any circumstance/method of booting. Bootable cds such as OS cds do not depend on any drivers in the extensions folder. jr -- 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>
