Re: Apple External 3.5" drive

[cplater@pass.wayne.edu (Chuck Plater)]

dreamer@ods.sol.net writes:
: 
: 
:IA>Now, back to my problem.  I still haven't gotten a definitive answer whether
:IA>a Mac 800k 3.5 external drive will work on the GS.  The drives are different
:IA>I'm just not sure if the differences are significant.
: 
: Um, as far as I know they are the same drive, internally, so there
: should be no problem.
: 
: Give what you would like to receive,
: Glenn
: Lord Wilderness
This in not true.  The 800k Mac drive will only work on the GS if you
have a UDC from Laser.  The mech. is the same in both drives, but there
is added firmware in the platinum models that allow them to be used by
the GS smartport.
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Student Consultant, Wayne State University
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