jeremy blanton wrote: > > I have an Adaptec 2940UW with 1 80 pin hard disk attached > via 80 pin/68/50 > > pin converter. I can't get this to complete initialization from FWB > > (Unknown HDT error), or Drive Setup (Initialization failed). > > > > I have an active terminator on the end of the 68 pin cable. > > > > If I hook it to the 50 pin port on either the motherboard > or the 2940UW, it > > works fine. > > > > The 68 pin connector was working fine, until I removed all > my RAM and > > replaced it with new RAM, 12 x 32 MB = 384 (it had 192 MB), > all matched. > > Sometime near when I did this, it stopped being reliable. > > > > Can the RAM cause this? I can't imagine... > > > > Any ideas will be greatly appreciated! > > > > --> Russ > > > > > All I can tell you is that my 80 adapted drive did the same > thing. Turns > out the SCSI bus was going bad. The only fix that worked was a newer > machine :( Sorry
I have 2 of these drives, and they both do it, and I have 2 different SCSI cards, and they both do it. I will try a different PCI slot and see what happens. I think I'll try swapping back the original CPU as well. This is beyond bizarre IMO. --> Russ -- 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
