pamark wrote: >I just got a Powerbase tower 200. Can you hook up an IDE CDrom in one ? >The Cd reader that is in it is making grinding noise and will not stay >shut, even when you put a cd in the drive. So I wanted to replace it with >a IDE Cd drive I had laying around. If it is possible, what do I need? >a different ribbon cable ? >Your help is greatly appreciated..... >Thanks, >pam > >
Not sure if the IDE drive controller will handle 2 devices but try hooking your spare CD drive by setting it as 'slave' and make sure you have Apple CD Drive 5.3.1 extension. Grinding noises emitted by CD drives are usually traceable to a worn out felt pad on top that holds the CD centered in place. Iodata has a CD-Rom SCSI bridge that adapts an IDE drive to your SCSI bus - I use one with a Yamaha 20/10/40 CR2200E mounted externally. Charlie -- Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> --> 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]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
