[comp.sys.mac.hardware] IIci not restarting automatically after external hard disk added

IRWIN@pucc.Princeton.EDU (Irwin Tillman) (02/06/91)

I have a IIci AppleShare File Server, and it restarts
automatically after a power hit, since I have locked the on/off
switch in, of course.

Recently I added an external hard disk (Apple 160SC).  Now, when
I lose power, the IIci does not restart.  Any suggestions?


More information: IIci is plugged into wall outlet.  External
hard disk is plugged into wall outlet.  Monitor plugs into IIci.
IIci has an internal hard disk, and boots of that.  After the
power hit, the IIci is clearly not running, and the monitor is
not receiving power.  The external hard disk is running.  If I
push the IIci's power switch (unlock/relock), it does not start
the IIci.  However, I *can* get the IIci to start by turning the
external hard disk off.  (And if I turn the external hard disk
back on, the IIci sees it, no problem.) Alternatively, I can get
the IIci to start by pulling the plug on the external hard disk.

The external hard disk is connected to the IIci with Apple's SCSI
System Cable, and there is a grey Apple SCSI terminator on the
spare SCSI port on the external hard disk.