> Never used SCSI on a Qube2, but did you try the regular 'net booting' > routine? >
Yep- same nic and pc I always use... There is a typo in the LED, "NOT BOOTING" ;) > I would recommend getting it running with some kind of an IDE drive, then > 'play' with the SCSI port! > Yea, that's what I did... I had an old 12 gig Quantum Fireball EX in a B&W G3 so it became the donor drive. I noticed that the drive that came out was a 13 gig Fireball CX, and by the specs you could change from ata 33 to 66 or something like that... I guess the EX is fine.(?) >> Also, how can you read ram chips? I had two chips that seem to work out of >> an old pc, but I can't tell what size they are. (OK, I have four, two larger >> than the other two. The larger ones don't even boot the box, the the smaller >> ones boot fine.) > > RAM on Qube2/RaQ2/CacheRaQ2/NasRaQ and other versions are 3.3V, where the > average PC uses 5V.... > BTW, Qube1/RaQ use 5V, so putting a 3.3V EDO RAM in one of these units > will destroy the SIMM!!! be-careful! > These are pulls from an old p75 I was setting up (but not done) as a backup box (no joke) I bought at a church sale for $5.00. It ran like a top once I put in a drive. The former owner kept the hd, so I put in a 10000 RPM Ultra SE SCSI I had, and the box came with a scsi card - so everything worked... Very well.- Maybe now the ram is dead, but oh well. So I'm out $5.00. I figure I can use it like the other one I bought- gut it except the power supply and use as a RAID box. Think about it. A raid box w/power for $5.00. (Hey, I thought it was a brilliant idea! :) But isn't there a way to read the hieroglyphics on the chips to tell what they are? The qube only had one chip, and I think I remember it being a 64 meg one. > Gerald > -- > http://frontstreetnetworks.com | http://raqware.com > Front Street Networks LLC, 229 Front Street, Ste.#C > New Haven, CT 06513-3203 | phone: +1-203-785-0699 > > >_____________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 3 > From: "Phil Beynon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > On an Adaptec SCSI card you will have to enable the onboard BIOS prior to it > being able to boot, assuming it's fitted. > Otherwise it needs to be controlled from the OS - this is how you set them > for scanners etc. > If it's not enabled it will not see the drive until it has drivers - that's > how I have my machine set here - ran out of IDE connectors <grin> and / or > PCI slots. > Best way forward is to look at the Adaptec site, and see what that card > model actually has on it. Totally lost me- I gave that a half hearted try... First with a 2906, then 2930cu, but then I looked into a ATTO and a SIIG we have. I have a ton of little scsi drives, but had forgot about the little 12 IDE in the mac. Anyway guys, I am back to (one of) my first questions. How do I format the drive? I first, with out thinking, used OSX and made two partitions, the first 10 gig named "qube", and the 2 gig "swap". Both formatted unix. As soon as that didn�t work, I reformatted the first 10 gig "/", then the second "swap", both unix via the apple gui. I also thought just because the ram seems compatible, I went back to the original one chip that came in it. Nothing- Now what? I seem to remember OS9 having much more options when it came to formatting... What's what I use to install SuSE and yellowdog on some test boxes. Think that would work? That would also install OS9 drivers on he drive as default, right? If I am going this far, should I put a much faster drive in it, and max out the ram... Or put it in the "oh sh*t" pile and move on... But I gota do something. That was our company web and mail box. Feel free to mail me directly as I'm on digest. -- Thanks, George Best to keep your mouth closed and let people think you're an idiot than to open it and remove all doubt. _______________________________________________ Cobaltfacts mailing list posting/subscription services: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://list.cobaltfacts.com/mailman/listinfo/cobaltfacts/ Search the Archives at: http://list.cobaltfacts.com/ Visit Cobaltfacts on the web: http://www.cobaltfacts.com/
