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- From: Neil Bothwick <neil@bothwick.demon.co.uk>
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- Subject: Re: Zip/SCSI problems
- Date: Fri, 02 Feb 1996 18:43:52 GMT
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- Hi there Frank Russell, I believe it was you who said:
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- >>I've just got a Zip drive and I am having SCSI problems with it and
- >>my CD-ROM.
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- >>My system is an A2000 with a GVP Series II controller. This has the
- >>factory installed hard drive and a Sony CD-ROM connected to it.
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- >>When I plugged the Zip into the external SCSI port, my system refused
- >>to boot, it appeared to get to the bit where it scans the SCSI bus,
- >>and stopped with the SCSI light on constantly. If I disconnect the
- >>cable from the Zip, leaving it plugged into the controller, it still
- >>hangs. However if I disconnect the SCSI cable from the CDROM, then
- >>the system boots up and HDToolBox recognises the Zip.
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- >>I have tried all combinations of termination on both the Zip and CD,
- >>there don't appear to be any resistors by the GVP external port, maybe
- >>they are in the connector and plugging the cable in disconnects them.
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- >>Does *anyone* have *any* ideas on this one. Opening up my A2000 and
- >>removing the power supply/floppy drive chassis to plug in a cable
- >>every time I want to read a CD is not my idea of user-friendly.
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- > Check the scsi address of your cd rom. The zip is switchable
- > between 5 and 6. Chances are the present setting is in conflict with the cd
- > rom. Be careful though since the scsi hardrives in Amigas are usually set to
- > 6. You may need to change the cdrom to a lower address to avoid conflicts.
- > Check the cd rom docs to find out how to change its address.
-
- and David K Martin said:
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- > What addresses are the other SCSI devices set to? The ZIP can only be
- > 5 or 6 and if your hard drive or CD-ROM are using those, you will have
- > to change one.
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- My CD-ROM is device 3. I tried 5 and 6 for the Zip. I then tried it
- with the Zip at 5 and the CD-ROM at 6. Still the same.
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- I've tried every combination of termination on the Zip and CD-ROM, but
- nothing seems to make any difference.
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-
- Neil
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