> Man am I happy to hear this! I don't wish this on anybody, but I have been > going through a similar experience, and my hair was coming out without my > pulling it anymore! > > Did you purchase the drive from MacResQ? I just purchased (4) of the > Western Digital 9.1 Gb drives ($9.99 ea) along with 4 80 pin converters ($8 > ea) (they have both 50 pin and 68 pin connectors). > > After 3 days, I finally emailed MacResQ tech support. The MacResQ guy was > sure it was a SCSI termination problem when I explained the scenario, and he > emailed me back within about 15 minutes. I was very impressed. > > In the end, the problem was a Seagate drive that came with the machine that > wasn't terminating correctly. When I added a new terminator to the line, I > was able to complete all my installs and reboot reliably. Previously I was > seeing the exact same symptom that you were: In my case, it was during the > OS install, but it was reliably the same each time. I swear I must have > gotten 90% through the install at least 20 times in the last 3 days. > > So, I guess the first thing I'd say is check your termination. Use > something you are positive is good to terminate. If the problem still > exists, try a different cable. After that, I don't know what to recommend. > > --> Russ >
Well I've removed the internal old Seagate 1 gb drive from the chain. The old drive was a full height 50 pin. I didn�t see a terminator on the end of the drive. I did see a SCSI ID switch but would that would terminate the drive? According to SCSIProbe, I've got the new Western Digital drive on BUS 0, ID 0, the CD drive on ID 3, and the CPU on ID 7. Doesn�t the CPU terminate automatically? I could get a terminator from radio shack but would I install it on the pin adaptor or the drive? I don�t mess with sCSI too much and I'm seriously considering just buying a B&W G3 with ATA and not worrying about SCSI ever again! J. Blanton Austin TX "F*** them if they can't take a joke!" J.R. "Bob" Dobbs http://www.subgenius.com -- 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
