>Make sure you buy an ATA-66 rated cable, as this will avoid a >problem with the SM. Also, the SM has 2 IDE channels (plugs) on the >motherboard and each one can ony have 1 device on the cable, and it >must be the master device. This is a limit of the ROM built into >the SM.
So this explains why I can't use a master and slave drive on the IDE bus. I installed a 17GB IDE drive last year and did a lot of shuttling between an old SCSI drive and ZIP disks to get things transferred. My question? What are the advantages/disadvantages of going with an IDE or SCSI CDRW drive in my Starmax 4000/160? I have 64MB RAM and no L2 upgrade. Cost is a consideration, but not at the expense of lousy performance. Pat Perkins -- StarMax is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> StarMax list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/starmax.html> 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/starmax%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
