Brian: The Adaptec 2930 SCSI card isn't bootable. I use OS 9, and the card relies upon a driver in the extension folder.
Adaptec calls this card the "PowerDomain 2930" and it's support page is at: <http://www.adaptec.com/worldwide/support/suppdetail.jsp?sess=no&language=En glish+US&prodkey=APD-2930U> Regards, mws On 8/24/05, Brian Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a Blue & White Rev 2 Mac with a G4 500 MHz upgrade. I have an > ATTO ExpressPCI UL2D SCSI controller and a 36 Gig Hard Drive installed > as the primary partition. The Blue & White was running Mac OS X 10.2.8. > After a couple of brown outs this summer the Mac refused to boot from > the internal SCSI drive. The Mac booted successfully from the Mac OS 9 > CDROM and a Mac OS X 10.2 CDROM. The SCSI drive can't be seen at all. > Disk Setup, Start-Up Disk and Drive Utility do not report the presence > of the hard drive. When I installed an Adaptec 2930 Mac SCSI card I can > see the Drive but it will not boot from the drive. I have installed an > IDE drive and was able to recover all of my data using the Adaptec 2930 > SCSI Card. >=20 > To resolve the problem I have tried the following, unscessfully. > 1) Reset PRAM 8 times with a CMD-OPT-P-R at boot > 2) Reset CUDA > 3) Removed PRAM battery > 4) Tested PRAM batter > 5) Re-installed Mac OS X and Mac OS 9 >=20 > any suggestions? >=20 > For the time being I am using the SLOW internal IDE controller with an > IDE drive. >=20 > Brian -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> 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/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
