> I've been trying to reformat an external drive to use as a > "master" for several non-networked low-end Macs I maintain. > I hooked it up to my SE/30 because it is the most convenient > to work with, but it doesn't see the HD. I thought maybe the > HD was bad, so I opened the case and put in a different one, > but it still doesn't work. The drive powers on and spins up, > but the SE/30 can't see it. Is there something I need to do > on the Mac to get the external SCSI to work? It's been a > while since I've done any serious work with compacts, but I > thought SCSI has always been plug-n-play on the Mac.
I would start with standard things like termination and drive ID. Check the terminators on the drive and see if they are installed. Even if they are installed, they could be bad. You might try removing them, and sticking an external terminator on the case. Make sure that the scsi ID of the external drive is not set to either 0 or 7 (7 is usually reserved for the controller and the 0 is usually the internal drive). You could also have a bad scsi cable as well. Those are the basic things that I would check to start with. Steve Fuller -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> 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/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
