Derek Morton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > A SCSI conflict will (should) only happen if both devices exist on the > same physical bus. Since the 900 / 950 has two physical busses, there > should be no conflict, but the internal bus devices take precedence > over the external bus devices (until 4.3 loads). I mentioned in an > earlier email that I will do some testing this weekend to verify > whether or not this is the case (along with the Jackhammer having 4.3 > onboard idea).
Hi Derek, I've tried such a test (of having the same ID for two devices on ext. and int. buses). It "almost works"! :-) I've set my ext. CD-ROM drive from ID5 to the ID1, while one of internal hard disks hooked to the int. bus is also at ID1. The system (MacOS v7.6.1) booted just fine, and both HDD and CD-ROM are accessible, but any attempt to launch some diagnostic utility (such as 'Mt.Everything', 'Peripheral View' etc.) hangs the machine completely. It seems that 'hardware-wise', it's OK to have both buses fully populated with devices, but most of standard software will go crazy looking at it! :-) > I really cannot imagine needing more than seven SCSI devices... > CD-ROM, M.O., Printer, Scanner... This still leaves three for hard > drives (and I doubt many people are running SCSI printers). What else > is there? Perhaps I just don't have enough toys! :-) In my case, I have five HDDs, CD-ROM and the scanner, so adding of tape, ZIP or MO drive can be done by removal of existing device only... Regards, Artur -- 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> --> 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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
