I don't know if this would be the issue with Compaq drives or not, but at one time some [if not all] Compaq machines stored their BIOS on the hard drive rather than in a ROM or BIOS chip on the motherboard. Other than that, one SCSI drive is the same as another, it doesn't matter it if is in a Mac or a PC. On Wednesday, March 19, 2003, at 04:48 PM, mark wrote:
> I used PC SCSI drives in Macs lots of time without any problems. > However I > think there can be a problem with drives that have come out of (I think) > Compaq servers. Something they do to them means they won't always work > in > another machine PC or Mac. I think its some sort of low level format. > I've > also heard of very old drives that have had the same data on them fore > years > can have some sort of a memory effect, where the data can't be erased > from > them and thus the drives can't be reformatted. With all SCSI drives > though, > some like being on certain SCSI ID's better than others. Try them one > at a > time until you get one recognised. Garry Hamblin Saskatoon, SK iMac Indigo 500 on OS X....yeah baby! -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
