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From: shawn@pnet51.cts.com (Shawn Stanley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: 5 1/4" drive chaining
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Date: 3 Feb 89 19:25:35 GMT
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shawn@pnet51.cts.com (Shawn Stanley) writes:
>I think you can then re-use slot 6.  I really haven't tried it.  Basically,
>when I don't want to wait forever for the Finder to check my 5.25" drive, and
>I'm not actually using my 5.25" drive (which is most of the time), I simply
>disconnect the cable before power-up, which is a lot easier than opening up
>the machine and pulling out the cable or the interface card.  That's the main
>advantage from my point of view.

I've since realized that you can de-activate any device by pulling up the
device info and checking the "inactive" box.  Then, after you re-boot the
system, the device will not be used.  This is much more desirable than having
to power down the machine to unplug the cable.  Thanks, Apple!

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