[Duo2400] Re: Media Vision portable CD-ROM

[Milton Lukins]

Thank you very much Mathew.

I disconnected everything and reassembled it.  Plugged the power supplies in
and inserted the 2300c.  The CD-ROM showed up in the profiler AND SCSI
Probe.  I put in a disk and hit "mount".  Nothin doing.

Now the question is the expense of a "good "active" external terminator and
a driver, versus acquiring a new (to me anyway) and usable CD-ROM.

Thanks again Mathew.

on 7/4/03 9:57 PM, Matthew Mung at matthew_mung at mac.com wrote:

> I am still using one.  You need a "good" "active" external terminiator.
> Also, native Apple CD driver won't work.  You need either FWB (or other 3rd
> party) driver or hacked Apple driver.
> 
> BTW, the sound is bad when I use it a cd play....  My $30 RCA CD player
> sound better.
> 
> M
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Milton Lukins" <Milton at MiltonLukins.com>
> To: "Duo/2400 List" <DuoList at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
> Sent: July 4, 2003 1:42 PM
> Subject: [Duo2400] Re: Media Vision portable CD-ROM
> 
> 
>> I don't see it in Drive Setup either.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> on 7/4/03 8:50 AM, Brian Getz at briang113 at yahoo.com wrote:
>> 
>>> I did a quick search on driverguide.com and came up
>>> with only windoze drivers for the Reno.
>>> 
>>> Did you try Drive Setup to see if it shows up on the
>>> SCSI bus?
>>> 
>>> If it does insert a CD and try the mount option.
>>> 
>>> You might try a thrid party software like SCSI probe.
>>> 
>>> Good luck.
>>> 
>>> Brian
>>> 
>>> --- Milton Lukins <Milton at MiltonLukins.com> wrote:
>>>> I inherited a Media Vision Reno "Portable CD for
>>>> Notebooks".  Came with an
>>>> AC power supply, a SCSI cable, and a 25 to 30 pin
>>>> SCSI adapter and the
>>>> original invoice from Corporate Systems Center in
>>>> Sunnyvale, CA.  A page
>>>> from a magazine or catalog in the box says it
>>>> doubles as an audio CD player
>>>> which tested good.
>>>> 
>>>> I plugged it into a Duo Dock first and then a Duo
>>>> Dock II.  Always the same
>>>> result in either dock.  Sometimes it shows up in the
>>>> profiler but that's it.
>>>> 
>>>> There are two SCSI outputs.   Am I missing a needed
>>>> external terminator?
>>>> 
>>>> There is a wheel to set the SCSI ID but I don't see
>>>> an on/off switch for
>>>> internal termination.
>>>> 
>>>> The magazine sheet says something about extra
>>>> software needed to use it with
>>>> a Mac.  Would this indicate that I need something
>>>> other than "Apple CD-ROM"?
>>>> On the invoice
>>>> there was no mention of software which was a $19
>>>> extra.
>>>> Maybe it is just broke but considering the source
>>>> that isn't likely.
>>>> 
>>>> Has anyone seen one before.
>>>> 
>>>> Any suggestions?
>>>> 
>>>> TIA
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> -- 
>>>> Milton Lukins