Re: [WinMac] SCSI-2 HD on a Mac?
Brian Hampton(hamptonb[at]clark.net)
Thu, 17 Dec 1998 09:41:19 -0500
Hello,
I have used the version of Drive Setup that came with OS 8.1 and
used it to setup many different SCSI drives for the HFS+ file system. The
latest Drive setup version is 1.6.1 I believe and can be had with the OS
8.5.1 update or downloaded from Apple's software update site. The most
unusual drive I have set up is a 4Gb SCSI-3 that was meant for a Sun
hot-swap expansion subsystem. I bought a small adapter from CS-Electronics
to hook it up to the internal Ultra-Wide controller on a PM9600. I have
only used Apple's Drive Setup to initialize and partition all of the drives
in the 15 or so Macs that I manage. I have not even experienced any of the
so called serious problems of data loss that has been reported after
installing OS 8.5.
I am not familiar with the 6500. Your internal drive is most
likely IDE as some one has already suggested. However, the CDROM may be
SCSI. If that is the case, connect your drive before the CD-ROM, give it an
ID of something other than 3 or 7 (the CD-ROM is usually ID-3 and the
system is ID-7) and make sure it isn't terminated. The first and last
device on the SCSI chain must be terminated. The CD-ROM being the last and
currently only device on the Internal SCSI chain is already terminated, and
the System (first device) is always terminated.
I hope this helps.
Brian Hampton
hamptonb@clark.net
>Hi all,
>
> I've been a silent observer on the list for several months and the
>assistance is bountiful and mostly agreeable. Well, now I have a
>question.
>
> I purchased a 9 Gb Micropolis SCSI-2 Int. HD a while back and wanted
>to connect it to my PowerMac 6500. Of course it won't fit inside the bay
>but I physically connected it via a SCSI adapter to the internal cable,
>ran power, configured the jumpers to the best of my knowledge and from
>info on the web, etc. Well, when I started up the machine, the drive
>would click a little (doing startup checks I suppose) then the mac would
>finish booting and nothing would happen. I tried using SCSI Probe, Mt.
>Everything, Drive Setup, and PC Exchange. Nothing would recognize that
>it even existed on the chain. Right now it's a 5 lb. paperweight doing
>nothing. Any ideas?
>
> I can't take it back anywhere because I got it from someone over a
>newsgroup (one of those good price for the size deals), paid for COD
>(oops). Chances are I got duped into buying a bad drive or something and
>I can live with that. If it isn't bad I want to find out why it isn't
>appearing on the desktop or being recognized at all. I am unsure of its
>format or if it even is.
>
> Has anyone dealt with SCSI-2 to SCSI connections in a Macintosh? If
>so, what did you do to make it work? I know a fair bit about SCSI but
>I've reached my wits end on what to do here. Comments are appreciated.
>
>TIA,
>Michael Peters
>
>
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