>>> I bought an 18 gig scsi drive for my tired old 8500, but after whole thin >> >> > (snip) > >>> it, just for the ease-of-use factor. >>
> How about termination? Did you check? > > Jo > > And I reply: > > It's been a long time since I had to check the termination on an internal SCSI > chain, and I am no longer sure how to do it. My belief is that the 4 gig drive > that I boot from is set to ID 0, and that it the one that provides > termination. That drive is physically mounted in a drive bay above the power > supply. The new 18 gig drive is mounted in the lower front drive bay ID 2. An > additional 4 gig drive is located in the drive bay above it, ID 1, just below > the CD-ROM drive, ID 3. Any clues on how I can check the termination? > How about the cable connection? I'm not sure if it needs to be, but I always make sure the drive that's terminated is the last one on the cable. That may not be necessary, but perhaps someone else will chime in for my own edification as well. Charles -- 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
