Hi folks, Is the internal SCSI Yamaha 8/4/24 CDRW "bootable"?
I replaced my original Matsushita CD-ROM with an internal SCSI Yamaha 8/4/24 CDRW some time back. I haven't had occasion to boot from a CD until recently when I bought a Norton's Systemworks disk from OWC for cheap. Wanting to run long over due maintenance, I put in the Norton's CD but couldn't boot from it. As a test, I put my System 9 disk in and couldn't boot from it either. (This is via the start up disk control panel as I've never gotten this S900 to boot from a CD using key commands). Oddly, I can see the OS 9 disk and I can select it as my start up disk. But upon reboot, the machine ignores it and instead goes to my OEM Micropolis which has OS 8.1 on it. I'm using OS 9.1 for everyday use, a 30 GB IDE connected to a VST vcard for usual start up and Toast 4.0.1 as my extension since it came with the Yamaha. and that leads to question two: What do I need to do to get my S900 see my old CD-ROM and my Yamaha? A few weeks back someone on the list mentioned using their old CD-ROM with their new(er) CDRW as it was handy burning a new disk from an old one without having to copy to the hard drive first. I thought that was a pretty good idea and stuck my old Matsu back in. But when the extension icons march across the screen at start up, Toast has a red "x" through it and CDs in neither player show up. If I shut down, pull the power connector off the back of the Matsushita and restart, Toast loads and the Yamaha is happy. Perhaps I need to relocate some jumper pins on the Matsu? All I did originally was pull the Matsu and insert the Yamaha. When I reinstalled the Matsu, I put it in a lower bay but changed nothing else. Thanks, Dave Stephens S900/OS9.1/G3 400/2 GB SCSI / 30 GB ADE on a VST 66/1040 FPM RAM __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Sign up for SBC Yahoo! Dial - First Month Free http://sbc.yahoo.com -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
