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- From: jgrimm@TorreyPinesCA.ncr.com (Jeffrey Grimmett 9999)
- Subject: Re: Adding a 2nd SCSI hard disk - pitfalls?
- Message-ID: <1992Sep10.145803.9178@TorreyPinesCA.ncr.com>
- Organization: NCR (Torrey Pines Development Center)
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- References: <1992Sep1.160651.24497@city.cs>
- Date: Thu, 10 Sep 92 14:58:03 GMT
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- In article <1992Sep1.160651.24497@city.cs> lionel@cs.city.ac.uk (Lionel Tun) writes:
-
- >I have an A2000HD which has an A2091 with 40Mb Quantum. I am planning
- >on adding another SCSI drive (130Mb Fujitsu) via the external SCSI
- >connector, and taking an extension from a spare 4-pin internal plug for
- >the power. Is this the done thing? What do I have to know about the
- >drive? I am getting it 2nd hand and there is no documentation.
-
- Sounds like a good start. One thing to look out for is to make sure your
- new drive isn't the same SCSI address as the existing one. Before starting,
- run HDToolbox to find out which SCSI address your existing device is.
-
- If your Fuji is like my 105, the address jumpers are on the end closest to
- the SCSI connector, on the side opposite it. Make sure, also, that you
- terminate the SCSI chain properly -- did it come with the DIP terminators?
-
- >I heard someone having problems with Mountlist entries for an unknown
- >drive, and I am suddenly getting worried.
-
- I think I know the thread to which you refer. That gent had a 2090, not a
- 2091. The 2091 does not require a mountlist, as its SCSI port is "slicker"
- than the 2090's. Provided the hardware is connecte properly, it's all
- point-and-click.
-
- Good luck, and feel free to email me for more detailed info. I have the
- Fujitsu manual for the 105, and I daresay the jumpers are the same.
-
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