the 2GB was your startup drive; did you boot from the CD after making the 18GB SCSI 0 and go into drive setup and make the 18GB the startup drive? Or can you get that far? ----- Original Message ----- From: "A.Tuazon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PCI PowerMacs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 6:41 PM Subject: Re: Need help with dead(?) 2 GB hard drive.
> Well here's the update and thanks again to those who helped! I tried > setting the 18GB drive to ID 0, connected it to the end of the cable and > removed the dead 2GB drive. NADA. Nothing. Bupkiss. I just end up with a > screen that either hangs in a gorgeous shade of grey, a happy mac, or a > cursor that doesn't move. I've gone back to the 2GB at the end of the cable > and the 18GB on the 2nd connection and set it back to ID 4. Oh well. BTW > someone was asking what type of SCSI it was well what I could gather is this > : > > IBM DGHS-18Y 18GB U W SCSI SCA > > All in all the drive is working fine but I'm wondering if the dead 2GB will > cause problems down the road. What problems I have no idea. Any other > suggestions out there besides getting drives that are actually compatible > with a Mac? > > Thanks. > > > -- > "We're all on the same sinking ship; it's just some of us were volunteered > to be the captains." -- anonymous > > "Put that in your pipe and smoke it!" -- Dr. Evil from Goldmember. -- 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
