--- Mark Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a 20MB Miniscribe hard disk, formally in an > SE, hooked up to my > LC but I can't get it to play ball. It is in an > external case on the > SCSI port (the only external drive) but it won't > spin up on power, the > LED (I have a pair on a bit of wire plugged into it) > just flashes > long-long-long-shrtshrtshrtshrt continuously and it > refuses to spin, any > ideas? I have removed the terminators and all the > links and have not > attempted to actually turn the Mac on yet.
If you can dig up the jumper settings, see if the drive has an option to wait for a start command from the host. Macs don't send start commands from their built in SCSI. Some drives also have an option to automatically delay startup by the number of seconds matching their SCSI ID number. That doesn't work for Macs either. Drives must be running and ready before the Mac starts bootup or they won't be mounted. (Most removables will work without a driver if there's a Mac formatted disk inserted before the Mac is turned on.) ===== http://www.junkscience.com "All the Junk that's fit to Debunk!" __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/ -- Vintage Macs 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> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> 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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
