Regarding my original comments: > ...then I discovered if I made the CD-ROM > (yes, the original one. . .) the master and the two scsi hard drives > the slaves...
And Kennedy Brandt's response: "What exactly does this mean? "Master" and "slave" aren't terms typically used in SCSI setups. Do you mean one was terminated, the others weren't? Do you mean one had a lower ID number than the other two? Are you referring to each device's relative position on the cable? Just curious. I've been working with SCSI for about 16 years now and never heard of making a SCSI device a master or a slave...." And Jeff Walther comments: "I suspect that Scott could benefit from a basic primer on SCSI terminology and use. I just haven't had the energy to churn one out. Too much L-tryptophan (spelling?) in my system... Scott, you may wish to browse the early sections of <http://www.scsifaq.org>. You guys are correct: I am confusing SCSI & ATA/IDE HD terms. I should have known better as I did go through www.scsifaq.org fairly thoroughly in the process of resurrecting this beast. What I meant was that I terminated the CD-ROM rather than the original boot HD and reassigned ID numbers. I still don't know if the original WD Enterprise is salvageable. From all indications it was DOA, but I thought the CD-ROM was DOA, too until I slipped it into an operation PM 5500 and it ran fine (upon dropping in a FWB CD-ROM Toolkit extension). I do have two questions that maybe you guys could answer: 1) Why does the Sonnet Upgrade extension create a conflict and what does it do? The computer seems to run fine without it. (The Apple System Profiler says its running at 445 - 450 MHz - this is a G3 400 PCI upgrade.). 2) When I boot up the computer I generally have to turn it on ("chime") and after a minute or so, hit the restart button. It boots every time if I follow this ritual. A third question (and completely unrelated to the J-700. . .) is have either of you guys had problems or heard of problems with USB/Firewire combination cards in a C-500. Specifically the problem is with OS 9.1. With 9.0 we had no problems, but when we upgraded to 9.1, it's been crash city. I've had problems with both a Powerlogix Rapidfire card and a Sonnet Tango card. The problem comes in when I try to print to our Apple LaserWriter 300 (serial connection). Any help you could offer would be appreciated. Thanks for setting me straight. Scott Birdwell -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
