Morning from rainy England. 2400 - SCSI HD30 socket weakness, anyone else? Have been discussing this off-list and wondered if any one else has been having similar problems. The History : Two different 2400s. Several different SCSI connectors (APS SCSI-Doc adaptor, generic SCSI L-shaped adaptor, and even plain Apple HD30-DB25 cable). Two catastrophic crashes and fried hard drives. The Observation : Lots of play between the HD30 cable or adaptor, and either of the two 2400s I use. This occurs whichever cable or adaptor is used. Feels like the actual socket in the 2400 is moving. The Suspicion : I want to suggest that movement or weakness at the point of connection (the actual socket in the back of the 2400s) leads to unpredictable SCSI connections. That, along with all the warnings concerning hot-unplugging of SCSI connections, I suspect this all to be the cause of the HD corruptions. Update : Have inherited a BookEndz dock, and find that the integrity of the SCSI connection at the PowerBook is much improved. All well so far, touch wood. Anyone else observed anything like this? Anyone else out there uncomfortable with the amount of movement that there is in the HD30 socket of the 2400? Appreciate your comments, Marc ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Need help from a real person? Try. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------- Dr. Bott | Great Duo & 2400 stuff including 10/100 Ethernet for 2400s! Dr. Bott | Duo Batts too <http://www.drbott.com/prod/alist/duo.html> NineWire | If they are cool enough to host this list... Digital Solutions | ...you should check them out! http://www.NineWire.com/ PowerBook Guy is | Click here! Everything PowerBook! | http://www.powerbookguy.com Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
