You need to set the SCSI ID, supply power to the drive and check the termination. (Off if not the farthest device from the motherboard end of the ribbon cable and On if the farthest device from the motherboard on the ribbon cable.)
All of my 68 to 50 pin adapters have SCSI ID setting pins and all of my SCSI 3 devices have a jack for the power plug beside the SCSI jack. For a larger than 4.5 gig drive, you need to use an adapter with 9LNT. (9 Line Negative Termination.) http://www.mcpb.com/html/scsi201.html There are pictures of the adapters on the site. Clicking on the picture on the page that opens will give an enlarged picture. The pins on the far right of the right hand picture are the SCSI ID pins. David Allen kevin willis wrote: > I have a 68 pin Western Digital 18.3 GB HD that I am trying to install > in my 8600. I just received a 68 pin to 50 oin adapter that I used to > make the connection. But, I can't get either ASP, Express Pro Tools, or > Hard Disk Speed tools to detect the drive. I have booted in both OS X > and OS 9.1. Neither will detect it. > The adapter I used is a straight plug adapter. No pins or power plugs > or anything like that on it. Is there something else I need to do to > get this drive to work? Will it work at all? > > Thanks, > > Kevin -- 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
