>Non-Apple internal CD drives are not usually bootable. If you have the >original CD-ROM drive that came with the 8500, installing it in the 3rd >drive bay (giving you 2 CD drives) would be a good idea. Not only could you >boot from it, but you could also make direct copies from one drive to >another.
My Ricoh MP7060S is bootable. I have it internally-mounted, though I had to leave the bezel off (in preference to trimming it to clear the Ricoh's drop-down door). -- Andrew Grebneff 165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut -- 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> --> 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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
