thank you! ~ Ben ~ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PowerBooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 10:02 PM Subject: Re: 5300 scsi cdrom
> > On Thursday, April 1, 2004, at 09:39 PM, Ben wrote: > > > Hello! I have a 5300cs and I am trying to use a scsi cdrom with it. > > It is > > running 8.1, 8mb ram, 758 mb hd. When I plug the scsi in, it won't say > > that > > the cdrom is plugged in. I rebooted several times. Could it be because > > the > > cdrom drive has 2 scsi ports and one doesn't have a terminator on it? > > Anyone > > have any suggestions? > > Please help!! Thanks. > > Ben > > > > You don't say what model or brand or speed the drive is. That would > help... but: > > The SCSI controller on the 5300 and other powerbooks isn't quite as > compliant as it could be; plus there's a termination issue as well (see > LEM pages on the 5300 for details). External devices need to supply > termination power. > > Even following the "rules" can still lead to non-working drives. I > have several external CD ROM units that should work fine, I've got > active terminators on them, but still they are not happy on the 5300. > I keep an old Apple 1X drive around just for the 5300 :/ the others > should work, but do not. > > So, perhaps check the junk stores for a 600e or older... > > HTH. > > B > > > -- > 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
