>I have a 5 gig and a >"converter" board that converts IDE to SCSI but I can't get the machine to >see the IDE drive as yet.
When I did some experiments with the Apple ADTX converter (found on Apple-supplies 1 GB drives) and a third party ADTX converter (usually found on 1.3 GB and larger drives), I discovered that they were different. The Apple ADTX converter required Apple-branded 2.5" EIDE drives, and thereafter it could be seen by Drive Setup, whereas the third party ADTX converter could use either Apple-branded 2.5" EIDE drives or OEM 2.5" EIDE drives, and thereafter it could be seen by a third party initializer, but it could not be seen by Drive Setup. The Apple ADTX converter and the third-part ADTX converter appear to be identical, but there are differences in switch settings. Changing the third-party ADTX converter switch settings to those found on an Apple ADTX converter did not make the third party ADTX converter usable by Drive Setup. Probably as usual, the Apple ADTX converter contains special firmware which makes use of non-Apple-branded drives difficult. Similarly, Drive Setup probably contains code which makes use of third party ADTX converted drives difficult. For sure, Drive Setup supports ADTX converters to at least 9.2.1. -- 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
