Matthew Dharm wrote:
> Interesting... according to all these responses, I should be able to use
> this hardware.
>
> For reference, I'm not using newer drives. This is all second-hand
> equipment.
>
> I've got a Mylex DAC960PD (Fast Wide controller) and some older-looking HP
> SureStore 2000S (C2940) Ultra Wide drives. I've tried multiple cables and
> multiple terminators, both active and passive.
>
> Basically, tho, none of the drives work. The diagnostics for the DAC960PD
> indicate a "cable error" that has to do with parity. This only occurs
> with a device plugged in. No combinations of just cables and terminators
> will cause this to happen.
Have you verified that the IBM drives are jumpered to support Parity? If that
doesn't work, see if you can tell the controller to ignore Parity.
Mark
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