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| Panasonic SCSI CDROM for 5300? |
Posted by: FacnyFreddy on 2017-03-19 09:21:12
Anyone have experience with the external/portable CDrom drives that look like portable players on the 5300 powerbooks?
I know I need a 30pin-DB50 pin cable setup, but, the CDrom drives I see on fleabay are the internal battery type.
Are these all junk or will they work for basic usage? (booting and installing Os 8.1)
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Posted by: FacnyFreddy on 2017-03-20 10:03:23
Well, based on some private messages, it sounds like it will work!
I'll let everyone know once I get it running.
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Posted by: danikayser84 on 2017-03-20 15:40:12
You can stick something like the CD Sunrise or FWB Toolkit on a Disk Tools floppy and it should work to access an external CD-ROM if you're looking to install from an external CD-ROM (works on pretty much any PowerBook, from 1xx to the later ones like the 2400)
As far as booting from a CD-ROM goes, couldn't do it on my 540c with the similar Panasonic drive (I believe KXL-D740) on its own but would work with a Disk Tools floppy with an appropriate extension
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Posted by: FacnyFreddy on 2017-03-30 13:09:13
Thanks... this is the next thing I am working to do. A recovery floppy to install OS 7.6.1 from and then start a bare metal install on my 5300ce.
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