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I have a DB25 v1 - I don't know the exact product because it's no longer on the site to look it up, but it predates the v2. Anyway, it works perfectly with my Performa 630CD, including allowing me to install Mac OS 7.1 on a card in it that was created by Disk Jockey. The 630 has even been...

I can't remember how it was that I burned the CD-R which the G3 reads perfectly - it's an Office 98 installer, so I likely made it when setting up my G3 snowbook, so I may even have burned that on my 2016 iMac, using Toast 9 and a superdrive. I'll keep trying, but the idea to burn at lowest...

That's an interesting idea, and well worth a try!

That's good to know - for some reason I'd forgotten the IDE restriction. Time to make a plan rather that just ad hoc fixes!

A secondary question.... I recently switched out a dead CD drive in my G4 iMac for a Pioneer burner. Is there a suitable drive I could get for the G3 which is compatible, allowing for Mac OS 9, and the mounts, etc.? I kind of assume that an early Pioneer model would maybe work since those seem...

Thought I'd best move my troubleshooting to this area rather than Finds/Conquests - it's not feeling quite like a conquest at the moment! Aside from it missing the floppy drive entirely, I've been trying to perform a clean install of MacOS 9.2.2. I downloaded the iso from the Garden on a G4...

This is absolutely great, thanks!!! Pretty sure I can find one of these drives, though I have no 3D printer or access to one to make the carrier. even so, that's a perfect place to start, so thanks again!

I opened the G3 up, and found why it still has its HD... the recycler removed the floppy drive instead, presumably thinking it was the hard drive, maybe not having much time to delve down any further. It does create a bit of a problem because I actually do need a floppy, but otherwise even...

I sent three boards: a Classic LB, and Classic II analog and LB for repair last year after both systems failed to boot with a variety of symptoms. The boards came back in days, and the two systems have been in fine working condition since. Highly recommended for excellent service, high quality...

I hadn't factored in the question of PPC-native code, so that's a very timely reminder, and means you're certainly right that 8.1 wouldn't be a good option, despite it being what it came with. And after thinking about it, you're right that it may be better to move it up from 9.0 to 9.1 even if...

For me, the frustration isn't that the BlueSCSI might fail, since that's true of anything. Not even that there may be design compromises, because that's true of many of thew Macs they go in anyway, it's that the criticisms don't really tell us anything helpful, or even have much detail. Things...

I'm not sure whether to leave it on Mac OS 9, or go back to 8.1, which I think has everything I need in it, and is age appropriate for this system anyway. But I need to do a clean install, since while it's running well, it is very badly cluttered with previous owner materials, which are about as...

I hadn't even seen one of these since 1999 when I set one up for a senior faculty manager, so spotting this one on eBay, 'tested' but with no HD, for $40 seemed worth a go - if nothing else, I have a couple of spare IDE drives, and would probably fit an IDE-CF replacement anyway if the computer...

I can't match those accomplishments, but I can admire a fine computer when I see one!! Welcome, fellow newbie!

That wouldn't be an issue for me, and I think even if it was, the ability to hot-swap microSD cards while its running would encourage me to re-site my Mac! In almost every case, my BlueSCSI devices will be internal, so that hot-swap capability, which I really like the sound of, won't actually...

Very much appreciated, thanks! That place seems a bit prone to tantrums, and I can't say I really miss that! It must be said that the degree to which this kind of techno-babble erupts there is rather amusing in a way, because at the end of the day what helps users are explanations about what...

Ha!!! Well, I don't like change, but change is good!

Thank you for responding! The complaint, as far as I am able to tell, is: 1- BlueSCI is not capable of sustaining the current on the Mac's SCSI bus, and will eventually (or sooner) burn out. 2- That SCSI termination is not correctly implemented. I have no idea what this actually means because...

It does have a rather more relaxed feel than MLA! And it seems a lot of helpful people too!

Ah, that does help. I know there's controversy of sorts - at least in the minds of some people - about BlueSCSI products, but it seems pretty hazy what the issues are - at least in a practical sense for the user. I created an HDA image on a microSD card and installed 7.1 on it successfully on...