I'm sorry I have no definitive answers for you, but possibly SCSI ID#? Or
jumper settings? Bad connector, busted ribbon cable?
http://www.kan.org/6100/harddrive.html
Steve Kan is a whiz with 6100 stuff.
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Good Luck,
Andy
> From: Kris Feldmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Duo/2400 List)
> Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 16:35:43 -0700
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Duo/2400 List)
> Subject: [Duo2400] Disk Format -> Sad Mac
>
> Recently I was trying to install a new disk into an old Mac and
> ran into a strange problem which I've only heard of up to this
> point (but never actually encountered). Specifically I am trying
> to install a Seagate 4.3GB Cheetah 10,000 RPM drive into a 6100
> (I know, it's not a Duo, but some people have had the same trouble
> while installing disks in Duos... :P). I used my favorite
> formatting tool (MediaFormatter) to create about 5 partitions on
> the disk and initialized them. All the partitions mounted
> successfully. I then shutdown to install a video card so I could
> proceed with installing the OS. When I booted again I got a Sad
> Mac error! Suspecting the video card, I removed it and tried again.
> Same error. I backtracked to the exact configuration with which I
> had initialized the disk, but still the Sad Mac. I've now found
> that if I disconnect the Cheetah it boots fine with almost any
> combination of hardware, but always fails if the Cheetah is attached
> no matter what else I do. Does anyone know what went wrong? More
> importantly, how can I recover from this? I cannot get the machine
> running to even reformat the disk (unless I disconnect the disk,
> which doesn't help).
>
>
> Kris Feldmann
>
>
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