on 10/12/03 4:03 AM, G-List at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Hi all; >> I've got a Beige G3-300MT with a Quantum Viking 4GB running off an ATTO >> Express PCI Pro SCSI card. (Card has been flashed from ATTO-Apple) Recently >> the above mentioned drive started locking up my Mac. With the drive hooked >> up, I get to the gray screen and cursor on bootup and no further. I can hold >> the drive in my hand on bootup and feel it running. Unhook the drive and it >> boots and runs fine. ASP sees the ATTO card, so I think the card is good. >> Bad drive,bad cable,bad card? Any suggestions anyone? >> Any and all replies greatly appreciated. TIA >> --Thanks; Rev. George >> --Maranatha (means the Lord cometh) > Hi Rev. George, > I would start w/ the cable, swap it if you can, OR if you have an external > SCSI box, put the drive inside and connect to the external SCSI port to see > if the drive boots properly. > Replace the drive w/ a known to be good one and start up again (you don't > mention if this drive is the actual Boot drive; if it is use an OS CD to > boot from) to see if it is the cable is the culprit in this scenario. > Also if you happen to have another drive, use it to verify that the SCSI bus > is
Hi Dana and all; I was useing the drive to mirror my System and a few Apps that I don't have the installers for anymore. My boot drive is an ATA 40GB Maxtor. I guess I'll have to see if I can get a cable from CompUSA or the local Apple dealer. The drive in question is a SCSI WSE 68 pin. I've got a 50 pin cable, but that doesn't help much. With the drive hooked up I can't boot in any fashion, CD or otherwise. I'll try a cable first. If it turns out to be the drive, I'll probably go with a 2nd ATA drive and one of those special cables from PeterH. Thanks for the info. --Thanks; Rev. George --Maranatha (means the Lord cometh) -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
