Bernie Benz wrote:
> > I'm not sure that I understand the CD exception problem that you are talking > about, Nancy. My S900 running OS 9.1 will boot from the Apple 9.1 install > disk in the stock CD drive with FWB driver. But I do still have 8.1 > installed on a second HD. Are you saying if and when I trash 8.1 that I > will no longer be able to boot from an Apple install CD? ---- Bernie - I'm guessing you already know about all this, but anyhoo.... Most if not all Supermacs were supplied with non-Apple ROM'd Matshita drives of various flavors which would boot from only the Supermac Systems disc, which contained a light version of CD-ROM Toolkit as the CD driver. Many folks have posted success stories of hacking or using different versions of Apple drivers but I never had any luck. I did not spent too much time trying to solve this problem, however. Instead, I use several external SCSI CD burners for force booting from any properly prepared startup CDs and then load the Apple OS install disc in the factory Matshita drive for installations. Some may wonder why I don't just load the Apple OS CDs in the external drive for bootup and install - well, this seems to cause problems when using an OS install CD supplied with a Apple CPU. In my case, it's the set of OS 9.1 Software Install and Restore CDs that came with a G4/466. I do a custom install to weed out any unnecessary stuff. Alan -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
