Robyn, I found out the hard (and expensive) way about being extremely careful and not damaging the connector pins. I damaged the printer port on my very first computer, a laptop. The "wiggle to fit" means of using it eventually cracked a solder joint on the neighboring AC adapter port. I had to have the motherboard replaced to get it them fixed.
Nancy > Robyn wrote: > While you have everything out, double check for any bent pins on the > drives and in the connector on the board. A bent pin is just as bad > (sometimes worse) than a bad cable. >> Nancy wrote: >> >> snip... >> I might be wrong, but I do believe I have a faulty SCSI cable and/or >> connector. I will find out tomorrow evening. I was able to find a >> SCSI >> ribbon cable at a local computer store for under $20. snip... -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
