Dumpster diving, eh? Unless this is a new pastime for you, you should know that not everything one gets out of dumpsters works! (but, it's amazing how much of it does)
I think a Syquest that can't recognize cartridges as unlocked is probably bad; I've had a couple like that, and gave up on them after spending too much time trying to get them to work. But, cartridges can be bad, and will often lock up the machine...and, a bad cartridge can be very inconsistent, leading one to suspect the drive...although, a drive that was tossed in a dumpster could have had quite a whack, and be out of alignment. Be sure you've updated the drivers on the cartridges, and you're using the latest version of Silverlining for your OS. PLI was Periperal Land Inc. or International, long gone. on 07/09/2002 10:31 AM, Bill Judson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Anybody know where I can get a chart or description of what the dip-switch > values are, & how they relate to the internal jumpers, for a PLI Infinity > 88 Turbo (an early 90's 5.25" SyQuest drive)? > > I obtained 2 of these babies via dumpster diving, & snagged 3 good carts, > which I have formatted using Silverlining. I want to use the pair as a > sneakernet (running cable between floors being impractical in my digs.) > > 1 drive works fine. The other didn't want to mount anything & froze my > machine during a SCSI poll. Pulled it apart (I had vague ideas about > turning it into a hard drive enclosure), pulled out all the cables & > plugged them back in, & now it will mount carts, but it thinks they're all > locked! (They aren't -- physically or in software. They mount fine -- and > writeable -- on the good drive.) > > I *think* I put the internal cables back as they were -- it's the same on > the other drive, as far as I can tell (the 2 have slightly different > internal layouts, tho'.) Silverlining can't seem to do anything about the > locking. > > I have all the switches on both boxes set to "off", &, since this probably > shuts internal termination (if any) down, a block terminator. There is also > an ID selector wheel, which I've set to not conflict with my other SCSI > periphs, so I don't think it's an ID or termination conflict. > > Oh, BTW, the good 1's ROM is rev. D2B, the bad 1's is BBA, for what it's > worth. Are they flashable, I wonder? > > Googling, I found "pli.com" to be "Pacific Legal Investigations, Inc.", > also got the URL to Gamba's site's drivers (I was hoping they'd have docs > that talk about the switches), came up 404. > > Thanks in advance, -- Quadlist 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> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> 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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
