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- From: copseypl@aston.ac.uk (Paul Copsey)
- Subject: Re: Zip/SCSI problems
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- Date: Wed, 7 Feb 1996 11:27:36 GMT
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- Marc 'Nepomuk' Heuler (marc@aargh.incubus.sub.org) wrote:
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- : My system did not boot at the first try because of wrong cabeling. I
- : connected the end of the SCSI cable that's labeled to fit into the ZIP into
- : the computer. After fixing this, it works fine. I do not have another
- : external device, though.
-
- Strange that, `cos that`s how my Zip is connected. AFAIK the cable should work
- both ways round, at least it is atm.
-
- : Does anyone know how to speed up booting when no disk is inserted? My
- : software setup does 3 reset cycles before it finally boots up, meaning 3
-
- There`s a prog on Aminet somewhere that will do this for you (a bit needs
- changing in your hdd`s RDB) Or alternatively, make sure your Zip has the
- highest id no on the scsi chain, boot with it totally disconnected, and use
- hdtoolbox to save changes to the drive(s) which should set one of these to
- the setting mentioned above. Reconnect the Zip, and you should be fine.
- You will need to do this everytime you repartition though.
-
- Paul
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