Tim wrote: >Terry Graham wrote: > >> One thing I did of interest when setting the jumpers was to "enable" >> "Wait/Spin" which delays the normally immediate powering up of the drive. >> Maybe shouldn't have enabled this?? > >:)) > >Good idea! > >Definitely sounds like a jumper problem. Better that than a hardware >problem! :))
Thanks Tim, I tried three different utilities, disabled WS and changed the ID to 5. The drive spun up immediately (so WS was working) but ka-chuk'd 4 times while screaming up and with my ear close (case off) had too cyclical or oscillating a whine. Compared to the almost cool temp of my Seagate 2 GB this one was getting hot. Anyway, I smelled a rat moreso re. the type of guys who get you to haul their garbage away cause they know it's a hassle to get rid of it themselves. With just enough little white lies to inspire you to naiively think it's still a good component. Next time someone tries to give me an old drive I'll check if they have empty drive bays on their working computers. If they do, then what's this one doing lying around? :�) Oh well. . . learned what I needed to know for the 8600 that's on the way with 2, 4.5 drives I know are working. Thanks again, Terry -- 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
