My first guess is termination. The zip drive or at least the external cable will need to have termination.
>Just had my external zip drive become "invisible" > >or more exactly- the system won't boot if the zip is attached and powered- >all I get is a frozen, grey screen- if I restart w/ the zip unpowered, all >is fine- > >I have a sm 5000/225, w/ G3 card > >after a few days of tech support, trying everything I can think of, etc, > >The "consensus" seems to be that the db-25 connector card has died. >(on one side it has the female external db-25 plug, and on the inside is the >50 pin scsi cable connector- both are attached to a small circuit board) > >All my internal scsi devices work fine on the same cable, (which plugs into >the motherboard)- > >any thoughts on this one..... > >thanks- > >Jim C > -- Doug Does e-mail, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- StarMax is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> StarMax list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/starmax.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]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/starmax%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
