Apple PowerBook (2400c) - Manual (Page 54)

12 Turn on the other SCSI devices in the chain, if any.
13 Turn on the other computer.
The PowerBook’s internal drive appears as a hard disk icon on the screen of
the computer you connected it to. You can now transfer and use files as if the
Macintosh PowerBook were an external disk drive.
Drawing battery power in SCSI disk mode
Your Macintosh PowerBook continues to draw battery power when you use it
as a hard disk. Low battery power is indicated by a blinking low-power
warning on the PowerBook’s screen.
If you see this warning while using your computer as a hard disk, either plug
in the power adapter or quit SCSI disk mode, as described in the next section,
so you can recharge the battery.
Quitting SCSI disk mode
1 Shut down the computer your PowerBook is connected to.
2 Press the Power ( π ) key on the PowerBook once to get the Shut Down dialog box. Click
Shut Down to turn off the PowerBook.
3 Turn off any other SCSI devices in the chain.
WARNING Be sure to use the power adapter whenever you use the
PowerBook as a hard disk. If the battery provides power when the
computer is used for SCSI disk mode, the PowerBook may not display a
low-power warning when the battery is low. The result could be an
unexpected shutdown. If you must use SCSI disk mode without a power
adapter, check the battery level first to make sure you have enough run
time left to accomplish your task.
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