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- In article <xQbkSMD42Daez11@point70.people-s.people.de> (Joern Plewka) writes:
- > jpstanford@space.honeywell.com (Stanford Jeff P) -> "Re: why does everyone have SCSI problems?"
- > (04.03.1996)
- > > In article <4hdjtu$9vs@galaxy.ucr.edu>, 97jgonza@ultrix.uor.edu (Jeff
- > > "Crusader" Gonzales) wrote:
- > >
- > > > Why does everyone with an A3000 have SCSI problems? My first set of
- > > > problems is just starting to occur. I have a FUJITSU 540 meg interally
- > > > and an 88 meg syquest externally. I have to reboot and reboot and reboot
- > > > before my computer realizes there is a boot drive. I cannot boot if the
- > > > syquest is on at bootup, and I get read errors on occassion. What should
- > > > I do? I brought it in to TransData in Anaheim and they claimed to fix it
- > > > but I still have these problems. What should I do?
-
- Also turn off reselection, this often helps.
-
- > > First off, not all A3000 owners are having SCSI problems or at least they
- > > are not having problems that are not of their own making. My problem
- > > occured when I tried to run two harddrives and several interface cards
- > > off the A3000 wimpy power supply. I solved this by getting a four bay
- > > external chassis for all my SCSI devices other than the primary harddrive.
- > > The only other concern, not even severe enough to call a problem, was when
- > > I installed AMIX and kept hanging up in the install from tape. This was
- > > solved by replacing the -03 WD SCSI Controller with a -07 WD SCSI Controller.
- >
- > Don`t know these revisions normaly you`ll replace -04 to -08...
- > But be sure no cable is bad or brocken...it forces more trouble than the
- > chip (my last internal cable workt for me 8 weeks and failed..as usual).
- > My problem is changing drives often...if you do so...take blue connectors
- > from T&B or other good products.
-
- Good advice!
-
- > > If all else fails, try replacing the WD SCSI controller. It worked for me. ;-)
- >
- > Be sure you use good cable...there is much trash around.
- > Simple printercables are use for SCSI`s 10MHz...failture^2.
- >
- > All Syquest Drives don`t like Syn-Negoation...don`t aktivate it in Batmem.
- > (SCSI-prefs)
-
- Well, my SQ105 works fine in sync mode on my 3000. I also have an 88 on a
- 2000 which ProbeSCSI reports as supporting sync mode, but I haven't tried
- it that way.
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