> -----Original Message----- > From: PCI PowerMacs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf > Of Hughline > Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 1:37 AM > To: PCI PowerMacs > Subject: 7200 and SCSI drive > > > I've got an old 7200/90 which is acting as my CD burning station. Work was > throwing out an old Compaq 4.3GB SCSI drive, which I've tried to put into > the 7200. No go - the 7200 won't recognise it. > > I reformatted the drive using HDST (Apple Drive Setup wouldn't initialise > it) on the SCSI chain on my 7500/G4 and put 8.6 on it. It still isn't > recognised by the 7200, even when it is the only drive there. > > Any advice? I remember somewhere reading that the 7200 had some SCSI > 'features' but can anyone tell me what they are? And how I get > the drive to > work?
You do not say what the model number of this drive is, however I am assuming that it is a re-badged Seagate, most server drives have a jumper marked 'enable motor spinup' or similar, this is normally disabled as servers send a "spinup" command to the drives in turn, (that is so the PSU is not overloaded by all the drives spinning up together at bootup) most other PC's (inc Mac's) don't send this command, so the drive waits till something tries to access it (such as HDST), then it spins up and behaves normally, you need to identify the jumper position and put a jumper on (or if it has one then remove it). If you give me the mod No. then I can look up the jumper settings for you. Ben. -- 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
