You probably need a pass-through terminator to use with the 5300. I know Zip drives provide termination, but their capabilities are dubious at best.
I wondered about that. But I checked the little switch on the Zip drive and it was set at "Termination - On" so I didn't worry further about it. I'll throw in a "real" terminator next time I try using the Zip on this machine!
As for a completely non-responding 5300, that could be a lot of things. Have you tried resetting the power manager by pushing in (and holding) the reset button on the back of the computer for about 30 seconds? Afterwards, sometimes it will start without you pushing the power button, other times you have to push the power key first... But usually this clears up strange power/booting problems. If that doesn't help, then keep it plugged in for 24 - 48 hours and try again. Your PRAM battery could have been depleted, and a depleted PRAM battery can cause a failure to boot.... You may also have a completely dead PRAM battery (in which case you need to either buy a new one or rebuild your current one).
Thanks - all good advice. I'll try those ideas today.
The clone desktop is another matter (and probably best answered on the corresponding list - [EMAIL PROTECTED] for Power Computing clones, etc).
I'm a member of that list too, but thought I'd throw all my problems in one message. Sorry about polluting this list with my desktop problem too. :-) But you gave a great response to that issue as well. I'll check on the cache DIMM tomorrow.
Best,
Allan
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