>Check the jumpers on the drive against the manufacturer's listed settings >and >see if there's something weird enabled.
and for reference what shoudl and what should not be set for use on macs? One of the drives (that i found the spec for ) has the following Terminator Power * 2 (to set either Drive Supplies Bus, Drive Supplies Own, or Bus Supplies Drive) Enable T-Res Start Delay (12 secs * ID) Motor Start Parity Enable Write Protect I'd guess that termination need enabling but which type? and also "motor start" in case it help the drive info links: with gfx: http://www.seagate.com/support/disc/scsi/st31230n.html ascii art version: http://www.seagate.com/support/disc/specs/scsi/st31230n.html cheers, Kyle. +------------------------------------------------- | Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | ICQ: 20955065 | Web: www.thewibblereport.co.uk | -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> 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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com