Apple Macintosh PowerBook 180 computers - Manual (Page 246)

Using your PowerBook as a SCSI disk
If you have an optional cable called the Apple HDI-30 SCSI Disk
Adapter, you can connect your PowerBook to any desktop
Macintosh and have the PowerBook function as though it were an
external SCSI disk drive. The PowerBook appears on the screen of
the desktop Macintosh as a hard disk icon, and you can transfer
information between the computers by dragging files. This feature
of the PowerBook is called SCSI disk mode.
SCSI disk mode is especially useful if you often need to retrieve or
store information on other Macintosh computers. You can also
use this feature to reinstall system software on your PowerBook,
as described later in this chapter.
s Warning: Follow the steps for connecting and disconnecting
SCSI devices carefully to avoid loss of information and
damage to your equipment.
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Connecting your computer as a SCSI disk
Before making any connections, you need to assign a SCSI ID
number to the PowerBook.
1. Choose Control Panels from the Apple ( K ) menu of
your PowerBook computer.
2. Open the PowerBook control panel.
3. In the SCSI Disk Mode ID section of the control panel,
click the ID number you want to assign.
If you are connecting the PowerBook to an existing SCSI
chain, make sure to give it an ID number different from those
of the other devices.
4. Turn off the PowerBook by choosing Shut Down from
the Special menu.
5. Shut down the desktop Macintosh.
6. Turn off any other devices in the SCSI chain.
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