on 11/19/02 3:43 PM, Wilton H. Shaw at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> on 11/17/02 7:58 PM, Charlie Reyes at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Does System Profiler see the drive and its SCSI No.?
>>
>> Get someone to mount it on a PC with a SCSI card like Adaptec 2930, 2940.
>> See if BIOS will recognize the drive and if it is, restart and press Esc-A
>> (for Adaptec). Do a low level format under DOS. Reconnect to your 8500 and
>> get Drive Setup to initialize it.
>>
>> If BIOS setup won't see the drive or FDISK won't see it, you just bought
>> yourself an expensive external SCSI housing.
>>
>> Charlie
>
> Hello Charlie,
>
> I'm back with a strange problem (at least to me). I solved my original
> problem by adding a terminator. I formatted the drive and partitioned it
> into three parts. I installed OS 9.1 on one partition to make sure it was
> working. I then erased OS 9.1from the partition.There seemed to be a small
> problem on the desktop so I rebuilt it. When this was done, the ext. HD
> disappeared. I tried to see it with the Apple Drive setup and the FWB drive
> setup, but neither one recognized it.
> You asked me before if the System Profiler could see it. I checked, and
> it can see all three partitions saying each is unmounted. I don't know how
> to mount them unless they are recognized by either the Apple Drive setup or
> the FWB drive setup.
> What is the answer?
> Thanks
>
> Wilton
>
Charlie,
Sorry to bother you. I just tried again and both Apple Drive setup and
FWB drive setup recognizes the ext. HD. I have just mounted them on my
desktop.
I get into a panic mode at times.
Wilton
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