marc@porsche944.Eng.Sun.COM (Marc Schneider) (05/10/91)
Howdy all, I've just finished installing a maxtor LXT-100 (external case) to my IIsi. Problem: the maxtor won't spin up if the SCSI cable is connected to the Mac. If I disconnect it, it will spin up. Then I reconnect it, and power up the Mac. The Mac "see's" the drive, and everything is fine after that. A few Facts: 1) It's the only SCSI device. 2) It's terminated on the drive 3) the SCSI cable is 3ft long. Q: Could the terminators installed on the drive be the wrong value and are overly loading the SCSI bus? Is there a jumper to allow the host to control spin-up that I don't know about? Any ideas????? (frustrated) Thanks, -Marc Schneider Sun Microsystems, Inc. -- Marc T. Schneider Sun Microsystems, Inc. : : " When you just don't have time marc.schneider@eng.sun.com : for a polaroid...VideoPix" PH: (415) 336-6747 FAX: (415) 336-1816 :