Panasonic SCSI CDROM for 5300?

[FacnyFreddy]

Anyone have experience with the external/portable CDrom drives that look like portable players on the 5300 powerbooks?

I know I need a 30pin-DB50 pin cable setup, but, the CDrom drives I see on fleabay are the internal battery type.

Are these all junk or will they work for basic usage? (booting and installing Os 8.1)

 

[FacnyFreddy]

Well, based on some private messages, it sounds like it will work!

I'll let everyone know once I get it running.

 

[danikayser84]

You can stick something like the CD Sunrise or FWB Toolkit on a Disk Tools floppy and it should work to access an external CD-ROM if you're looking to install from an external CD-ROM (works on pretty much any PowerBook, from 1xx to the later ones like the 2400)

As far as booting from a CD-ROM goes, couldn't do it on my 540c with the similar Panasonic drive (I believe KXL-D740) on its own but would work with a Disk Tools floppy with an appropriate extension

 

[FacnyFreddy]

Thanks... this is the next thing I am working to do. A recovery floppy to install OS 7.6.1 from and then start a bare metal install on my 5300ce.