I do recall that termination problems in a SCSI chain can indeed cause directory damage. Perhaps a damaged System or Finder file is the culprit in your case. In any event, you should visit the Quantum site and grab the pdf for those Fireball drives and make sure the pins (jumpers) are set properly for your configuration. The good news is that I've had 3 of those drives over the years and they're a good workhorse and often last a long time. In fact I've never seen one fail. You have a unique problem alright, but the fact that a SCSI drive installation started the problem would have me thinking that it wasn't terminating properly and caused some damage. There's no voodoo like SCSI voodoo. Boot from an external device and run DiskWarrior or Norton and you'll have an indication of where to start. -Howie on 7/13/01 9:41 PM, Neil at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I installed a 2 gig Quantum SCSI hard drive that I bought on eBay. Then, my > s900 hung late in the boot. I rebooted and hung earlier in the process. > The subsequent boot attempts just gave me a black screen. I pulled the > drive and still couldn't boot. My first thought was that my battery must be > dead. I had it checked a Radio Shack and they said it was fine. I started > pulling devices to find the problem and found that I could boot if I > disconnect one of my existing IDE drives. Does this sound strange? Could > this be directory damage A bad IDE cable? A problem in the ProMax 33 card? > Any other ideas? Thanks in advance, -- SuperMacs 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> \ Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | --Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED]| & CDRWs on Sale! | Star Trek Collection: Movies 1-7 on VideoCD, $38.88 from CoolVCD <http://lowendmac.com/ad/coolvcd.html> - - - - - SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> 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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
