Damn! I had hoped for a reprieve. So, I did have the two as masters, 1 per slot
and probably plugged an external CD into the SCSI port. But the original IDE
cable has 3 connectors, one for the motherboard and 2 for(?). Your advice is
correct; the USB and IDE cards are a good idea for expansions. I'll probably
plug in a CDRW SCSI to replace the old IDE beast.
BTW, the battery and a corrupted PRAM are probably the basic cause for most of
the video startup complaints. It's a pretty rugged machine otherwise. As I said,
leave the SM plugged into the wall overnight when putting in a new battery and
try it the next day. Never look a magic horse in the mouth.
Thanks again for the prompt reply.
Bob Wulkowicz
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"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" wrote:
> Your memory is fine!
>
> StarMax can use a maximum of two IDE/ATA devices (both must set to master),
> 6 SCSI devices.
>
> But, if you buy yerself a $15 USB card and you can add a zillion USB. Get
> yerself a $75 IDE card and you can add some more (and faster) IDE devices...
>
> Question is whether your CD is an IDE or a SCSI?
>
> --
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> http://redrival.com/starmaxstuff/main.htm http://www.musc.edu/~schwarda
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> http://geekysheep.tripod.com/starmax/index.html http://www.starmax.net
>
> > From: bobw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> > As I thought I remembered it, the Starmax allowed only one ATA device
> > per slot. The CD drive was connected to slot 1 and no other device could
> > be added The #2 slot accepted the IDE hard drive in a single
> > configuration--no master and slave.
> >
> > However I have 2 drives, a 10 and a 12g, I pulled from my old starmax
> > that must have resided in that single machine. Now, did I disconnect the
> > CD and use a slot for each (in the single configuration) or was I able
> > to have all 3 working together?...
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