> > > >I am trying to get the cd rom drive and zip drive that came > with this > >laptop up and running and am having no luck so far. Here is > what I've > >tried > > > >ZIP by itself as device 5 and terminated: Works! > >CD Rom by itself as any device number: Doesn't work :( > >ZIP and CD daisy chained with zip first and CD terminated: > Doesn't work > >ZIP last and zip terminated: Can't try without another cable that I > >don't have around the house (*three* different plugs. Ugh) > > > >I am making an assumption that the cd works, it will open and close > > > >Any ideas? > > > > That's annoying! > > My LaCie CD-R has a switch that supposedly turns termination on and > off. Of course, it wasn't actually wired up to the jumpers on the > drive - the jumpers were hard set with termination on. Anything on > the bus hooked up after the CD-R was never recognized... It took me > a while to figure out that problem. > > Do you have an actual terminator, or are you relying on the switches > on the drives? > > Turn off termination on both drives, hook them up in any order you > like, and plug in the terminator to the last drive. Otherwise, the > drive on which you enable termination must be last on the chain. > > > It sounds like a good chance to me that the zip drive is stuck with > termination on. In that case, you'll need to track down another SCSI > cable... > > Does that help? > Peace, > Drew
Not sure. Like I said , can't get it to recognize the cd drive even by itself. I am using an actual terminator, but the zip drive does have a switch for it. When I hook up the cd drive with it terminated and set at any id (it's a little pushbutton kind of thing) I get nothing. I'd really like to get the cd working as it would make updating the OS from 8 much easier I believe. -- 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
