external hard drive

2002-11-02 Thread Jim Seeley
I bought a ClubMac Quantum Trlblzr 840MB SCSI external drive on ebay. I am trying to use it on an LCIII as an extra drive, but everytime I boot up I get a ? if the external drive is turned on. I have it terminated as far as I can tell. Does anyone know where I might be able to get some help

Re: external hard drive

2002-11-02 Thread David A. Culler
Jim, Have you checked to make sure the external drive doesn't have the same address as the internal? If you need further assistance feel free to contact me off list. David Jim Seeley wrote: I bought a ClubMac Quantum Trlblzr 840MB SCSI external drive on ebay. I am trying to use it on an

Re: Wierd old external hard drive... any ideas on how to power it up?

2001-07-25 Thread Mike Evans
I dared to try powering the HD off the floppy port of the Plus, using that odd cable that fitted both ends, and it worked great! Thanks to everyone for their comments on- and off-list... Mike Evans -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronics

Re: Wierd old external hard drive..

2001-07-24 Thread Mike Evans
Thanks for all the replies on this (and sorry if it was a bit OT for VintageMacs, in that it involves a Plus...)... I will plug it into the floppy port (briefly) to see what happens... BTW, the ports on the drive have no markings or icons... ditto (I think) the cable Will give it a shot anyway.

Re: Wierd old external hard drive... any ideas on how to power it up?

2001-07-23 Thread Gregg Eshelman
drive or other power sucking device off the serial port though. --- Mike Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's Antiques Roadshow again... I inherited this late 80s vintage external hard drive (40MB, SCSI) , it came with a Mac Plus. It's badged as iDS Pro... which stands for Integrated Data

Re: Wierd old external hard drive... any ideas on how to power it up?

2001-07-23 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- the pickle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 14:37 +0100 on 23/07/01, Mike Evans wrote: The weird thing is, there is no socket for power at the back. At the back of it, apart from the normal two SCSI ports (Centronics-50), there are just two mini-DIN 8 type sockets (similar -looking to the