What is the SCSI id set to on the Micropolis? If I recall correctly, the 520's HD is SCSI so the external SCSI drive needs to be set between #1-#6, avoiding any other SCSI device. You might not have had a SCSI id conflict on the PC if it had an IDE drive.
.................................................................... Tom Roth * tel 336.716.4493 Wake Forest University School of Medicine Dept of Biomedical Communications Medical Center Blvd * Winston-Salem, NC 27157 http://www.wfubmc.edu/biomed/ > ---------- > From: Mehdi El Gueddari > Subject: external SCSI hard drive not working on a PB 520 > > Hi all, > > i just ran into a problem with my cute powerbook 520 : he refuses to > recognize my SCSI hard drive. More explanations : > > i've got : > - a PB 520 wich works great > - an internal Micropolis 1624 hard drive (SCSI, ID 5, 640 MB), it works > perfectly with a PC > - an external SCSI box (or whatever it's called, sorry for my not perfect > English:-) in which i've put my HD > - a HDi30/DB25 cable > - a DB25/Centronics 50 SCSI adapter > > i've plugged all that to my little PB but he refuses to boot : he just > displays the floppy disk picture. I've tried with and without a terminator > on the SCSI box : it's just the same. > I'm pretty sure that the SCSI box is working : when a try with a CDROM > player, i can boot and see the player in the apple system info (altought it > doesn't mount any CD but that's another problem). > > does anybody knoes what's happening ? i would be very grateful if you could > lead me to at least a beginning of solution. > > thanks in advance > mehdi > -- 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! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
