diane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Unfortunately my only external CD rom drive is a USB drive. > > Nor do I have the adapter to plug into the SCSI port on the back of > the laptop. Anyone have one of them? I think I am pretty much stuck.
I haven't heard of any SCSI host to USB device adapters. With a 540C, I'd suggest trying to find one of the SCSI disk mode capable cables, which would let you mount the entire 540C as a drive on a different machine. > I can install over the network but how do I format the disk and then > attach to the network? The bare bones boot disk I have doesn't even > have enough room for the Chooser. The network install disk should work for this. It leaves out some of the standard OS stuff, like printing, so it's a small system. You should be able to mount appletalk-exported disks on the desktop though, and format the drive using software stored on the remote machine. I have a special disk image on my 540C containing a small system based on the network install disk, which I use when I feel like booting from a RAM disk (for extra battery life). It's not pretty, especially compared to its normal MacOS 8.1, but it is small... -- Dana [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 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
