Is your CD drive external or internal? Problems w/ scanners are legendary, and scsi experts will likely be helping soon. If your CD drive is external, it likely has scsi id 5 also, which is one reason that the scanner is causing trouble. Active terminators are good. > ...problems/termination? I'm just > learning the ins and outs. > I've a scanner .... my PM7300/200. When the scanner is > connected and powered on, the Mac will not start up completely. It > initially starts up and then just stops until I turn the scanner off, at > which point the Mac resumes the start-up process. > I use the Apple system profiler and SCSI Probe 5.2, and I find my mac > doesn't recognize the scanner, which has ID 5. > I bought an external active terminator, attached > it, and powered up. But: the same problem. > Next, I removed the little plastic clip from the back of the CD ROM. Above > the clip was labeled "Term." Then, I tried to start up the Mac. This > time, it started up flawlessly, so I figured that I was in business. > I went back to SCSIProbe5.2 and the Apple sys. prof. and found that the HD > still doesn't recognize the scanner. > Any advice? Bear in mind that I know the terms "jumper" and "termination" > but that I don't have a complete understanding of them -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> 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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
