David- thanks- I think I've ruled out the id issue- I disconnected everything else from the scsi chain- thought it might be the cable, but I've tried another external scsi drive (w/ its own cable) w/ no luck either-
JC > External cable gone bad? Do you have any other external devices? Can you > borrow one? Of course it wouldn't be caused by 2 devices "sharing" SCSI IDs > 5 or 6, right? > David > > --On Tue, Oct 9, 2001 6:05 PM +0000 JIm Crick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Doug: >> >> Thanks- >> Termination was my first guess too- I tried changing that, then cracked >> the case and looked for any weird jumper settings- no luck- in fact, have >> tried it w/ everything removed from the scsi chain (internal and >> external) - except the zip- and still the same non- boot, terminated or >> non- terminated >> >> would love to hear your 2nd guess- or any others! >> >> Jim >>> 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 >>>> >> >> >> -- >> 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> >> > > -- 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>
