Re: POWERBOOK DOESN'T MOUNT CD-ROM DRIVE

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From: Joe Wagner
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 1997 00:00

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In article <AF3688A59668B4B6A@hearsay.demon.co.uk>,
slavins@hearsay.demon.co.uk.NOJUNK (Simon Slavin) wrote:

> In article <6PK3gRABFXDzEw7x@gateslib.demon.co.uk>,
> Gateshead Libraries & Arts <hudson@gateslib.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> > We bought a HDI-30 SCSI cable so that we could use a CD-ROM drive with
> > our Powerbook 520 (System 7, pre 7.5). But the computer just won't mount
> > the CD-ROM.
I've had problems getting powerbooks to recognize CD-ROM's and Zip
drives (i.e. 190, 5300 and 520).  Eventually, with enough hair pulling 
they just seem to start working. I haven't figured out a definitive
solution, but one of the things that always seems to be part of the 
"magic incantation" is to reset the P-RAM (holding down the keys 
until you hear the reboot-chimes a few times).

Joe

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From: joew@leland.stanford.edu (Joe Wagner)
Subject: Re: POWERBOOK DOESN'T MOUNT CD-ROM DRIVE
Date: 1997/02/24
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