WARNING If you do not see the SCSI icon, and the computer starts normally or displays an error message, press the Power key to shut down the computer (if you can) and then immediately disconnect your computer from the SCSI chain. (If you cannot shut down your Macintosh PowerBook, you should disconnect the cable anyway, or you may lose information.) Then go back and repeat steps 8 through 12, making sure to use the proper cables.
13Turn on the other SCSI devices in the chain, if any.
14Turn on the other computer.
The PowerBook appears as a hard disk icon on the screen of the computer you connected it to. You can now transfer and use files as if the Macintosh PowerBook were an external hard disk.
Simplifying the connection process
If you plan to use your Macintosh PowerBook regularly as a hard disk
with the same computer, you can leave the SCSI adapter cable attached to the other computer or its SCSI chain. (Make sure a terminator is attached between the other SCSI cables and the adapter.) When you want to use your PowerBook as a hard disk, simply shut down all devices and connect the adapter cable to the SCSI port on your PowerBook.
These cables can stay attached to your other computer or its SCSI chain.
Terminator | Connect and disconnect your computer here. |
WARNING Always disconnect your Macintosh PowerBook from the adapter cable when you are not using it as a hard disk. Your PowerBook will not work correctly if the adapter cable remains attached.
