Hi, Yes, attaching any external SCSI device (even an empty CD-Rom) and powering it up allows the internal HDD to boot (independent of the OS). We (small group of Mac users) tried a variety of work-arounds, incl. going back to 7.6 (because of the specific 3400 enabler that comes with the original SW). The internal HDD is the original 1.3 Gig IDE. Using Norton, TechToolPro, etc. we erased the accumulated drivers but the problem persists. The next idea is to try another internal HDD. Any ideas welcome. I searched 437 entries on alltheweb.com for "powerbook 3400 troubleshooting" and opened at least one third of them. Best George
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