My Reply follows quote. On 27/08/1956 11:49 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > Hello All, > > Some of you are aware that I have been eagerly anticipating my >8600/300 that I purchased off o f EBay.. Well it arrived today, and I'm >still typing this email on the 6400/180. > BE VERY AWARE OF WHAT YOU BUY!!!! While this system was >advertised with 128megs of ram, there is only 112mb actual and the rest >virt. ram. It was advertised with Jazz/Zip/and 24x cd.. Well that is true, >they all are there, but the system doesn't see any of them and I cannot get >the d*mn thing too boot from the CD no matter what I do! However, it does >boot nicely into 9.1, but right now that is about it! > So after my diatribe, I'm asking: How can I force boot this thing >from the cd? Or is that even possible? Under Sytem Profiler the HD is the >only recognized drive, there are SCSI addresses listed, but all under >"Unspecified" or something along those lines.. I have OS 9.0 on cd, so I'm >not apposed to just blowing the entire HD and starting over. But this is >really uncharted mac territory for me, so any help would be very much >appreciated.. Thanks much for all of your input and help thus far.. > Just learn from my mistake... It sounded like a great deal.. I >just didn't bet on all the work that would go into it once the box arrived! ------------ Sounds like something has come loose in shipment. Make sure the SCSI cable and individual power cables are properly seated both to the devices and to the logic board. I would probably disconnect the Jazz and Zip drives while trouble shooting the thing. Also, check that the SCSI IDs are properly set at each device.
>From the service manual: No internal SCSI drives operate (PM 8600/9600) or no internal SCSI devices on a single bus operate (WS 9650) 1 Verify there are no duplicate SCSI device addresses on a single SCSI bus. (Refer to Basics chapter for detailed explanation of SCSI IDs used in WS 9650.) 2 Disconnect external SCSI devices and check for proper termination. Only last device in SCSI chain should be terminated. 3 Check internal SCSI devices for proper termination. In PM 8600 or 9600, last connector on Fast SCSI-2 cable attaches to rear internal hard drive, which is terminated. In WS 9650, Fast SCSI-2 cable should have terminator on last connector or last connector should be attached to terminated hard drive. On Ultra Wide SCSI-3 bus in WS 9650, internal rear drive is terminated and SCSI PCI card is auto-terminated. No other devices on bus should be terminated. (Refer to Basics chapter for detailed explanation of SCSI termination issues.) 4 Replace internal SCSI data cable to which non-operational devices are attached. (Note: there are two SCSI data cables in the WS 9650.) 5 WS 9650 Only: 6 Replace power supply. 7 Replace processor card. 8 Replace logic board. Retain customer's DIMMs. If you don't have the manual, I can point you to it off-list. Ken -- 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
