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Good luck, reach out if I can assist.

Replying to an old thread, but this sounds exactly like an issue I had on my 5400. It was an extension conflict, don't remember which, but for some reason USB copy just didn't like a certain extension being enabled. Go through the process of disabling all extensions then re-enabling only what...

No trouble, it's still useful information to me.

Thanks, yes it's an interesting machine, with the various add on cards that the Performa line took I thinks it's a lot of fun. Just a shame the plastic is so brittle, it makes every operation on it risky.

Indeed it is labelled Director's Edition with the little Director's chair on the front. These were fairly common where I am in Australia, they were just a little more expensive than the beige models.

This is also worth noting, yes I really should stick to Apple sanctioned models to avoid further headaches.

Thanks for the info - this is what I was concerned about, if it's not a standardised connector, position and chassis then I'm going to need to find a suitable model that physically matches what the machine is designed for. I've just read that some models apple uses have the power connector...

That would be amazing if you could cross check, I don't have any other drives on hand to compare. I did a continuity test across the power pins to check for an obvious short but didn't find one, testing for heat under a small load is a good idea. Just wish I'd invested in a bench power supply...

This is good to know. The front panel is removable so if I can get a similar one I may be able to bring it over. Failing that, I'll break out some black paint.

I have a black Performa 5400 Directors edition, which after a painful teardown, thorough clean and recap, was in working condition. However part way through installing the OS from a CD ROM, it seems the CD ROM drive (Matsushita CR-508-C) fried itself. No lights, won't open the tray. I removed it...

I'm re-posting my findings about these drivers, after my initial posts relating to nutmeg cards was lost in the great server crash. The nutmeg cards have a driver built in to the card, which will activate when a compatible monitor is connected. I have a Nutmeg 30/8 card and have been using it as...