James, I have a PCP 210 upgraded to G3/400 via PowerLogix; running 8.6 w/OEM Adaptec 2940UW and multiple external UW drives... as well as scanner and Zip on 50-pin motherboard bus.
See comments below... bill fuller ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ At 2:071 PM -0500 12/15/02, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Subject: dual SCSI >Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2002 14:07:24 -0500 >From: James Mironchik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >I'm using a Power Center Pro 240 that's been upped to a G3/400 >with an XLR8 card. And running OS 8.6. > >My main problems are centered on the Ultra SCSI bus. >The internal drive seems to be rock solid. >I do have two externals on that buss, though, >and they are problematic. Do you mean using external SCSI bus from Ultra SCSI card? Not the external standard 50-pin SCI connector from motherboard. What drives are connected to card internally? My PCP 210 had only the internal Seagate 'narrow' drive. If so, what SCSI card do you have? Adaptec 2930? Is card Ultra, or Ultra-wide... What are limitations on SCSI chain length UW is 1.5 meters - roughly 5 feet >While there has been no loss of data, problems include: >The computer freezes on start-up (as soon as the cursor appears) >unless I have the drive set for id5 switched on. >If the drive is switched off, the computer will not boot. >With it on, all is fine (sort of). >There are other issues regarding data transfers >with the disk freezing up in the middle of the process. Have you checked drive ID's w/SCSIProbe (freeware)? Any duplications/ Should have 5.2 for updated results. What driver/formatter are you using for external disks? Did you upgrade beyond OEM FWB PE version supplied by Power Computing? That version is not, I think, compatible w/8.6... >Also, the drive on id 3 randomly freezes as well. >In this case, there is a very weird noise just before the freeze >that comes form the drive. Both are Seagates (hmmmmm...). I have a Seagate external UW drive that gives me problems from time-to-time prefaced usually by a loud 'CLICK.' Is that similar? What are the drives...from SCSIProbe? My internal original Seagate is ST52160N... >Also the Board Control control panel is a big mystery to me. >The online help seems ok if one knows what one is doing, >otherwise I would love some more technical information. 'Board Control' is a control panel unknown to me... Do you mean 'PowerDomain Control'? If so, what version are you using? Do settings follow User Guide recommendations? And what are settings... mine are - for 2940UW - NOT 2930, which may be different. 'Termination' - Automatic 'Initiator ID' - 7 (motherboard) 'Parity' - ON From pull-down menu 'Board / Set Target Options' - NO drive selected; Ultra SCSI check box 'checked' All drives show as Synchronous Transfer Rate - 20 Mhz SCSI Disconnection - Enabled Wide Negotiation - Enabled Another source of info is PowerWatch <http://www.powerwatch.com/> You need to register - but it's free... Several boards there may be helpful. >Any suggestions regarding drive set up, SCSI id's, drivers, etc, >would be most welcome. Thanks in advance for any help. -- 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> --> 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]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
