Thanks, Brian. The external SCSI device has to be powered up - an active terminator, if you will. Those are mighty expensive, and I've never seen one. I have a Dynatek external SCSI case that I'm now using to provide the necessary signal, plus it doubles as a HDD. Maybe no need for that elusive internal IDE. I am liking IDE less and less. In last little while - 2 desktop IDE drives have failed, now this - if it's the drive. Best George
--- Brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Hook up a known good SCSI HDD externally. > >Works for me, until I get a replacement internal > HDD. > >But I do believe the mob has a problem - it needs > that > >SCSI signal to boot from the internal drive. Why > and > >how - no idea. > > hmm... what if you put a terminator on the scsi port > (no drive) (just > dongle then DB25 terminator). > > Or just the dongle itself, not in SCSI disk mode. > > B > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.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
