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From: Adam.Frix@p2.f200.n226.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Adam Frix)
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Subject: Internal vs. External?  Which one wins?
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Date: 19 Sep 90 22:52:03 GMT
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JD144 writes in a message on 17 Sep 90:

JJ>  If I have a Mac SE with an internal HD with a system, and I 
JJ>  then attach an external SCSI HD with a higher SCSI ID number 
JJ>  than the internal and its own system folder...shouldn't the 
JJ>  drive with the higher SCSI ID boot before the drive with the 
JJ>  lower ID number?  Or does the internal drive have some sort 
JJ>  of precedence over the external drive? ...


With the emergence of the SE came the Startup Device cdev, through which you
control what your startup volume is.  What you describe is how the Plus handled
things.  On your SE, go to your Control Panel and (with all SCSI devices on)
choose the Startup Device cdev.  Highlight the volume you want to be the boot
volume.  This info gets stored in the PRAM of the SE and later.  The Plus still
acts as you describe.

--Adam--
 

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