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Try (in Open Firmware shell): boot cd:,\\:tbxi

CD stuff is perhaps category which I find in garage and yard sales second-most frequently (after clothing): cake boxes of them, in matching jewel cases, books with CD pockets (large "binder" size through small "wallet" size), stacks of clear empty cases, organiser shelves/towers/racks/stands...

Probably, it will work in a Power Mac G3.

Controller Opti FireLink 82C861 was chosen by Apple for iMac, is more likely to work than later EHCI cards. Consider posting a LF (looking for) in our Trading Post.

A very reputable ThinkPadder is selling one now for $30 in person. He might be willing to ship it, as a little HDD is easy to pack in a Small Flat Rate Box.

Of Mac laptop line 2011, three (of five) models contain SDIO controllers: A1278, A1286, A1369. 2012 models A1278 and A1286 do not contain a SDIO controller.

Best Buy sold WD3200BEVE for $50 (USD) back in the day. That was the new (not refurbished), everyday, shelf price. Then Bangkok flooded, and they were going for over $200 (in used condition!) on fleaBay.

Do you know of ICBM (Intel chip based Macintosh) which boot from: APT (ATA Parallel Transport, a.k.a. PATA), USB MSC, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.11, IEEE 1394 SBP, and Thunderbolt UTDM? Apple Mac firmware has awareness of SDIO/SDHC (this instance of SDHC refers to ShitDigital Host Controller, not...

Are you looking for bus-powered? If yes, then consider Dell part 8R611 (combo drive). It is a good enclosure 'Ext. Media Unit', designed/engineered/ODM'ed by Samsung. Or get any Samsung SEM-Q10E and replace the drive yourself.

Sometimes spinning things are louder at lower speeds than higher speeds. Sometimes an optical drive seems so loud, because it is vibrating in harmony with something else in computer case (could be fan, could be another drive). 'Resonating' or 'resonant frequency' might be thrown in there, but I...

Yeah Johnnya101, I misread your words (multiple times) to be about disc/media rather than drive. Yes, a drive should work in OS even if not bootable.

From USB flashdisc (target), export to PATA (host/upstream), bridge exists. I fuzzily think it might be a chip by NEC, I did not write it down. To that, one can chain a PATA to SCSI bridge. Off-topic: Tableau T8-R2 contains a FPGA to emulate PATA, which then goes to a JMicron PATA-to-SATA...

I bought one, then feeBay'd it. I believe it was the first IA32-based device to boot from SDIO (before MacBook did it). I grew fed-up and disgusted and angry about three things: that it features ScheißDigital/ShitDigital, that it features staggered keyboard (physical layout), and unobtanium...

Thank you both, sambapati87 and MikeatOSX. One of these days, I will update ThinkWiki article. It is some amount incredible, how many totally incompatible wirings through same connectors there were in Vintage Computer floppies.

How do you understand that? There are, like, a dozen different (at programming interface level) 16-bit PC Card networking chipsets! Well, at least four, for sure. Seemingly most common network chip-heritage in 16-bit PC Cards is NE2000, and a Mac driver for that is not common. I have a question...

…Must I answer? Why do you ask? Having stopped the fan, I can use this PowerBook as intended: as a PC. A side benefit is reduced ingress of dust. (I do not have a server closet with filtered air, in which to operate a WindTunnelBook 12-inch.)

Yes, I have observed and recorded this failure in predecessor model. I do not know how many temperature sensors can be found in this logic board, but I know that at least one (in or near CPU) is working, and so is tachometer. Apple Hardware Test finds no problem. I inserted a twist-tie (short...

Smartmontools release 6 smartctl beautifully presents IDENTIFY data (smartctl --identify=wv). It is one of my favourite programs, ever. I used it plenty of times in Microsoft Windows, yes. Also hdparm is a good IDENTIFYer program (but not as good as smartctl). It is possibly a card's fault, yes...

I bet, KingSpec's DOM is not any more 'industrial' than their other product formfactors. I highly doubt the KingSpec would last any longer than the SanDisk CompactFlash.

No and no. To fit your own "adapter" assembly is better than both "eBay flash drive" & "OWC SSD". (Unless you want only one piece in one shipment.) Many times in ThinkPadland, individuals purchased and were disappointed with KingSpec drives. I discourage purchase of KingSpec, and encourage...