A scsi cd rom will work fine. But are you sure you want to install 9? It's pretty slow on the 5300 but it can be installed and does work.
HTH, Gerald On Thursday, December 5, 2002, at 02:10 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello list > > I'm pretty new to the Mac world so please bear with me. I just > repaired a Powerbook 5300cs and so far it works great, but now I want > to start doing the geek thing, home network , INTERNET, installations > and the like. Problem is I havn't found a manual or any HowTo's. Can > someone direct me to a good site with a lot of info on the 5300. Next > how do I install Mac OS 9 without a built in CDROM? Can I use the > built in SCSI port and connect a SCSI CDROM and install from there? > My first thought was to us a pcmcia ethernet card and connect to my > PowerMac and share the CDROM, but the tcp/ip setup is password > protected and of course I don't have the password. So I want to > install a fresh OS and go from there. > > Any information would be welcomed > TNX > Marty > > __________________________________________________________________ > The NEW Netscape 7.0 browser is now available. Upgrade now! > http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/download.jsp > > Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at > http://webmail.netscape.com/ > > -- > PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | > -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com > -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
