on 1/16/03 11:11 PM, mkbike at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > on 1/15/03 9:32 PM, Kevin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> mkbike wrote: >> snip* >> I thought the >>> machine was pretty responsive for what it is intended except it seems to get >>> hung every few minutes or so. I can still move the cursor anywhere I want >>> but cannot get any response for maybe 15 sec (haven't timed it exactly). I >>> do not have to restart to clear it...it just goes back to normal. >> Kevin wrote >> snip* >> I bought an old LC 580 over ebay about a year ago. It too experiences >> the same symptoms that you have described. Considering the size of the >> hard drive, and the fact it was made eons ago, i would and did fault the >> hard drive as the source of the problem. >> >> snip >> The only other "guess" that I might suggest is the SCSI cable that >> connects your HDD. It might have been weakened somehow, although, the >> only evidence that would implicate this as the problem would be that was >> attached to a non original drive. > > I did some investigation by swapping out the HD from my 6100 (HD purchased > in 1999). Based on some limited testing so far, this seems to have helped. > I'll do some more tests and look for another HD if it still looks good. > > I'm hoping the cable is OK, I'm sure the HD must have been swapped out since > the machine (workgroup server 7250/120) supposedly came stock with I think > recall reading 1.2G HD. > > Thanks very much for the help. > > Mike > > ...surplus WS7250/120 500HD/64RAM/256K cache/2VRAM/4X CD OS8.6 recently purchased for light home use....
I did some testing today and the system is still going into a loping mode every 5 minutes or so. The cursor moves but not responsive to commands for ~15 seconds and then it kind of catches up (since I clicked all over windows open/close, menus pulldown etc). I tried two HD's I am confident are good (work fine in other machines and I am the original owner of both) and swapped the SCSI connectors to use the 7200's lower bay but all was without success. Neither drive is badly fragmented and I had completely re-initialized the original HD that came with the machine so I can't see that being a problem. I'm wondering if there is any other possibility before I start trying to find another compatible SCSI cable to try. Could this be logic board related? SCSI controller? Any suggestions appreciated, Mike [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 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
