>...I just received a PowerWave 604/132. It has 2 disks- 1 2GB and 1 4GB. > >When I got it, it was booting fine into OS 8.0, although it was >reporting serious disk errors. Soon after, the 2 GB disk disappeared. >when I booted from my 9.04 install disk and began zeroing the remaining >visible drive, it froze (I left it over night to make sure). When I >rebooted, that disk, too had disappeared. now neither disk shows up in >Drive Setup. > >So I'm thinking the poor things are dead. Do the scsi chips or drives in >Power Computing machines require some other software aside from Drive >Setup? Do I need FWB? My next step is to boot into linux and see if it >sees anything. > > >Ideas?? > Thanks so much-
I would first take a look at the internal SCSI ribbon cable and make sure that it is properly connected to the motherboard and to each of the drives. This could cause one or more of the drives to not function (as could a defective cable that may have a short in it). Drive Setup should recognize the presence of the disks even if it is unable to format them. You may need FWB to format them. Hope this helps. Sean C -- Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> 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]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
