Though that same Apple site, albeit cryptically, suggest that if you create a hidden 16mb volume at the END of the 4Gig disk it resolves this problem.
Give that a try. joseph ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Roth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PowerBooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 9:39 AM Subject: Re: Trouble with SCSI Disk Mode with a 1400 Bill, Bad news. SCSI disk mode won't work with drives 4GB or larger. There's a message about it on Apple's website. ------------------------------------------------ Tom Roth * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * tel 336.716.4493 Wake Forest University School of Medicine Dept of Biomedical Communications Medical Center Blvd * Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1011 http://www.wfubmc.edu/biomed/ > ---------- > From: Bill Wilson > Reply To: PowerBooks > Sent: Monday, April 1, 2002 12:24 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Trouble with SCSI Disk Mode with a 1400 > > Well, here's one for you. SCSI Disk Mode has always worked fine > between my PB1400 and my Power Computing PowerTower Pro. Until now. > > I swapped out the original 1.3GB hard drive -- with MacOS 8.6 and all > my files -- for a new 4GB drive that came preformatted with 9.1. (The > PTP is running 8.6, BTW.) I've got my backup all set to restore to > the new drive, I set up SCSI disk mode with the new drive in place, I > follow the same routine I always have before with turning on other > devices in the chain, I fire up the PowerBook, I get the familiar > SCSI icon with the proper SCSI I.D. I set as soon as I fire up the > PTP, and then...nothing. When the desktop appears the PB drive isn't > there. ??? > > SCSI Probe sees the PBook drive as a valid SCSI device, but any > attempt to mount it produces these errors: > Trying Device 1.3.0: > FAILED: Not a Macintosh volume > Trying Device 1.3.1: > FAILED: SCSI error: -7932 (1) Sense: 240 (37) > > Drive Setup shows it as an unmounted drive, but only offers > initialization options, no mounting options. > > -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
