[DuoList] PB 2400c SCSI CD-ROM drive boot issues

[Britt Dodd]

I believe you would need a Apple CD-ROM to boot. I had a old external CDROM
attached with a powerbook SCSI adaptor and I never had problems. Also maybe
the SCSI ID isnt set properly?

On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 5:35 PM, Ward Curry <wardc at mac.com> wrote:

> Okay...my SCSI dock adapter and SCSI cable arrived and I attempted to boot
> my PowerBook 2400c from an OS 8.1 CD-ROM and I am still having problems. I
> have the adapter switched to "SCSI" and a terminator on the other port of
> the CD-ROM drive. The issue I am having is that it boots to a grey screen
> and nothing happens. The CD-ROM drive spins up but it doesn't load the OS.
> The CD-ROM drive is not an Apple-branded drive, it's a Micronet 16x SCSI
> CD-ROM. Could this be my issue? Do I need an Apple SCSI CD-ROM to boot it?
>
> Thanks
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