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masons247 · Oct 7, 2006, 10:45 PM

Hi. I have an old AppleCD 300 from my Macintosh LC II. I just bought a ThinkPad 755C without a CD Rom. It has an SCSI so I was wondering, can I use the AppleCD for the Thinkpad? I don't really want to buy a CD-Rom considering I payed $30 for the laptop.

Thanks,

---Mason

goMac · Oct 7, 2006, 10:57 PM

Originally Posted by masons247

Hi. I have an old AppleCD 300 from my Macintosh LC II. I just bought a ThinkPad 755C without a CD Rom. It has an SCSI so I was wondering, can I use the AppleCD for the Thinkpad? I don't really want to buy a CD-Rom considering I payed $30 for the laptop.

Thanks,

---Mason

I don't think the ThinkPad has SCSI.

masons247 · 12:28 PM

Originally Posted by goMac

I don't think the ThinkPad has SCSI.

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goMac · Oct 8, 2006, 01:10 AM

Given it's been years and years and years since I've touched SCSI, but I'm thinking maybe that's a dock connector instead. You might know better than me, but have you verified that the SCSI cable fits? I mean, you can't hurt anything by hooking up the drive and giving it a try. (I notice there are no things for the scsi cables... things.... to snap into to hold the cable in.)

I don't know of any PC drivers made specifically for that drive though.

masons247 · Oct 8, 2006, 10:06 AM

Originally Posted by goMac

Given it's been years and years and years since I've touched SCSI, but I'm thinking maybe that's a dock connector instead. You might know better than me, but have you verified that the SCSI cable fits? I mean, you can't hurt anything by hooking up the drive and giving it a try. (I notice there are no things for the scsi cables... things.... to snap into to hold the cable in.)

I don't know of any PC drivers made specifically for that drive though.

Well the person I bought it from said he used to have an SCSI Cd-rom for it. Thanks.

Mediaman_12 · Oct 8, 2006, 11:05 AM

Originally Posted by goMac

I notice there are no things for the scsi cables... things.... to snap into to hold the cable in.

That long connector on the left isn't the scsi connector, it's (i think) the second one in from the right. It was only the 'chain' connectors that had the 'spring clips', the 'PC' end using a more usual D plug,

tooki · Oct 8, 2006, 12:34 PM

In the picture, the ports are, from left to right:

- Docking station connector
- VGA port (HD-15 female)
- IEEE-1284 parallel printer port (DB-25 female)
- RS-232 serial port (DB-9 male)

None is a SCSI port. More likely, the owner who claimed he used SCSI had no idea, and was using a parallel port CD-ROM drive, or one connected through a dock.

The other option is to use a PC Card interface of some sort.

tooki

P.S. I'd love to get my hands on an AppleCD 300, because it's the smallest drive housing I've seen with an integral power supply. That case plus a new FW bridge board = cute new DVD burner!

tooki · Oct 8, 2006, 12:36 PM

Originally Posted by Mediaman_12

That long connector on the left isn't the scsi connector, it's (i think) the second one in from the right. It was only the 'chain' connectors that had the 'spring clips', the 'PC' end using a more usual D plug,

The D-Sub connectors used commonly on the Mac end of a SCSI cable uses thumbscrews, the Centronics-style 50 pin connector used those wire clips, and the high-density connectors used by UltraSCSI and later can use either thumbscrews or spring-loaded clips on the plug.

tooki