>> I had some of those. Terrible termination problems. I just switched to an >> apple brand pure 50 pin.
[ skip ] >you are right. >what a frickin nightmare. The ST-15150N was an official Apple-supplied drive. On Q950s and WGS 95s. The ST-15150N is still supported in 9.2.1's Drive Setup. When supplied by Apple, it didn't have any special firmware, as most Apple-supplied drives did. Definitely works best on the machines for which Apple bought them ... Q950s and WGS 95s. However, I had no problem with one on my Q650, and that Q still has its generic ST-15150N. I've maxed-out several "5 drive tray" equipped 950 case machines (Q950, WGS 95 and WGS 9150) with ST-15150Ns. No jumers are required as: 1) the machine's SCSI cable has an active terminator at the end, and 2) each drive position has its own rotary switch for the SCSI ID. In a stand-alone situation, such as a Q650 or a SCSI-based PCI Mac (9600, e.g.), you best let the CD-ROM do the SCSI bus termination (easier that way), and you only need a SCSI ID jumper if the ST-15150N is to be other than SCSI ID 0. Actually, the ST-15150N is a lot less of a nightmare than some of the Apple-branded Quantums. More "SCSI Voodoo" with the Quantums ... none oor almost none with the ST-15150N. If it's an Apple-branded 4 GB 1" drive you want (the ST-15150N is a 1.6" drive), the IBM DCAS-34440 are reasonably hassle-free. You will have to jumper any IBM drive to "Disale Unit Attention", which is Jumper 7 on most such drives. Most IBM drives won't spool up until you first initialize them, assuming they're supported by Drive setup. Thereafter, they're fine. -- 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
