Hmmm...when I boot from the internal HD in the IIci by itself, everything works great. When I plug in the external HD and try to boot, I get the Mac with the ? in it upon boot. Could this be the two drives set to the same ID?
I also read I can try cmd-opt-shift-delete-(#) to boot from a specific SCSI ID... Thanks for the assistance! > At 13:41 +0000 11/14/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >I recently picked up a IIci on Ebay which is working great. > >From my old Mac IIcx, which doesn't work, I have an internal and external > >hard > drive. When hooking up the external drive to the IIci, it looks like it's > trying > to boot from the external drive, could this be because it may have a higher > SCSI > ID than the IIci's internal drive? Should I try to reset the internal drives > SCSI jumpers to a higher ID? I don't know what the external drive is set to > (old > CAi external w/software scsi control). > >Can I put my old IIcx internal drive in the IIci and boot from it? I wasn't > sure if the two machines are close enough for System 7 to be able to run > properly? > > The classic standard was to boot from the SCSI ID saved in the PRAM, probably > by > the startup disk control panel. > > If that fails due to a bad or incompatible disk the SCSI chain is searched > downward from SCSI 6 looking for a system folder with finder and system in it. > > Is the PRAM battery OK? > > If the boot succeeds from anywhere can you use the startup disk control panel? > > Of course the drives MUST have different IDs, ID7 is the computer itself. If > the > external is "software controlled" perhaps it is set to zero by default. It > really doesn't hurt to - carefully - plug in an external SCSI after boot. > Just > don't short a pin to ground and blow the terminator power fuse. > > SCSI Probe is a piece of software you should have. > > To temporarily kill a system folder on a disk make a new folder named > FinderKiller inside of the system folder and move Finder into it. > > -- > -->The Creator is the God who provided the void and the rules that matter and > energy must live by in order to exist in it. Intelligent designers and > engineers > create useful stuff while abiding by the rules.<-- > > -- > Vintage Macs 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> > > Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:vintage.macs@mail.maclaunch.com> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com -- Vintage Macs 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> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:vintage.macs@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
