Ok, the Quantum Fireball SCSI and IDE drives are named
very similarly. I was confused at first by the names
- the SCSI and IDE drives of that generation are all
called Fireballs. But the 2 ltrs following Fireball
distinguish SCSI from IDE. The drives I have are SCSI
- they're both Fireball TM. They're both formatted
and have an OS and apps installed - the one that was
already in the case has 9.1, the one to be added has
8.5. I can use the drives individually with their
factory termination settings. However, I can't get
the "new" drive to mount.
I've tried a force mount with NUM, but that's not
working either. I haven't tried Apple's HD Setup -
I'll do that as soon as I post this.
My main machine is a B/W G3 - I wanted to use the 7500
as a print server for my old LaserWriter 300 and since
I have a pair of old speakers that won't work with
anything older than a beige G3, I thought I could use
them with 7500 and have an mp3 jukebox.
But, at the moment, I'm stymied by getting this second
drive to work.
Questions I have after following the exchange about my
original post:
1. Is it possible there's a problem with the SCSI
cable? I've tried moving the drives around, and both
connectors <seem> to work okay.
2. Silly question probably, but the jumpers I have
are taller than the original factory one. But, the
package is labeled SCSI jumpers. Is height going to
make a difference?
3. I saw a couple of posts, but I'm still not clear -
does it matter in the 7500 where the master is on the
SCSI cable?
4. Should I just throw it all in and get a PCI card
and install an IDE as a second drive?
Thanks,
Nicole
Mac Enthusiast since '91 ~ unfortunately, I know just
enought about the innards of a Mac to be dangerous :D
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