I had no end of trouble at one stage with similar. I wanted just the 18G and my cd but no luck figuring anything that actually worked! I had to get an old 4G ordinary hd I knew could be terminated and id'd reliably and put it at the end of the chain. This is a very stable arrangement now (I suppose the 4GB spinning away is now and then useful for quick temporary back ups too... but it isnthere because I could not figure a way to terminate either my 18 or my cd... This way i just never set anything on the 18... it was just its natural self - default settings. -- David Elmo
> From: Oliver Maurer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [PCI] Mac 7300 and SCSI-Adapters 50-pins -> SCA > In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Hi there, >> >> I recently found a DDYS-T18350 18.2 GB hardisk made by IBM. This >> harddisk uses a SCA plug to connect to the SCSI controller, but the >> build-in controller of my Mac 7300 has a 50-pin connector. Can I use an >> adapter (SCA to 50-pins) to run this harddisk in my Mac? Do I have to >> install the HardDiskToolkit as well? I am unsure if this harddisk is >> supported and I could not find any information about this. >> >> Thanks in advance. Greetings to from Germany. >> >> Oli. >> >> >> > > Ok, now I finally bought an SCA/50-pin adapter and plugged it together > with my hard disk into the SCSI chain. When I boot the computer I can > hear the drive spinning up, but I can not hear any movements of the > heads like other hard disks produce them. Is it broken or is it jumpered > wrong? > > There are jumpers for the id on the adapter. So which jumpers should I > use? The jumpers on the hard disk or the ones on the adapter? I realized > that the jumpers seem to combine: When I jumper the adapter to id 2 and > the hard disk to id 4, the "System Profiler" prompts that the connected > hard disk has id 6. > > But the "System Profiler" says also that the drive is not ready. > Harddisk Toolkit prompts the same and I also tried one original and one > hacked DriveSetup, but it can not see the hard disk. I tried several > positions and ids within the chain. > > Could it be a termination problem? I have two working hard disks already > connected to the controller and the last hard disk seems to terminate > the whole thing. Between the first and the second disk is a small black > box attached to the cable. Is this a terminator? I moved this black box > to the end of the whole chain, but then the computer won't boot. > > So i thought it would be the best solution to plug the new disk between > the two existing disks. But it changes nothing. The SCA-drive seems not > to be ready. > > Oli. -- 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/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
