>> I've just acquired a 8600/300 with a MAXpowr G3 (400Mz). It rocks. >> However, I'm having write problems (timing?) to an external Seagate 9 >> gig hard drive (brick) that I've been using with a 7200/90, without >> any prior problems. The (apparent) damage so far has been custom >> icons changing to speckled icons, at first, but now the affected >> icons look like bar codes. I am getting alerts telling me the drive >> is not functioning properly, during long-ish file transfers to it. A >> surface scan reveals no bad blocks. Since it never gave me any >> problems before, I'm at a loss as to what might be causing this while >> attached to the 8600, and how to resolve it. The HD is being used for >> back-up and storage, but now I'm concerned that it might not be very >> reliable for that use. >> >> Any suggestions? >> > >Hi, >do both drives have the same driver ? If not, try that first. Drive Set >Up should be fine for that purpose. >Thierry
Yes, they have the same driver. A friend of mine hypothesized that the 8600 SCSI controllers might not be the same (brand or type) as the 7200, that doing a low level format using the 8600 controller might fix it. I'll give that a try, it can't hurt. thx, C -- 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> --> 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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
