I will attempt to disprove your theory with a counter example. My centris 650 is connected to a Seagate Barracuda 34371WC running OS 7.6.
The Centris recognizes the drive fine, formats it and it boots after a power shutdown. Of course, the 34371WC is connect to the Centris via a SCA to 50 pin adaptor. Phil Wong ----- Original Message ----- From: "herb schulsinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PCI PowerMacs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 6:45 PM Subject: Re: What hard drives do Apple HD Setup supports? > OK, I'm just guessing here, but I just had a similar situation trying to connect an > IBM 36 gig ultra-wide SCSI, 68-pin drive to an Adaptec 29160N host adapter card with > a mini-50 external connecter. Adaptec said that you can go from a 68-pin connector > on the card to a 50-pin connector on the drive, but not the other way around, > otherwise some signals are lost. You're stepping down an 80-pin SCA drive to 50 pins > -- maybe you're losing the signals that cause the drive to auto-boot. > > herb -- 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
