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#SCSI/SyQuest Hell

    28-Oct-92 21:21:03
Sb: #SCSI/SyQuest Hell
Fm: Jonathan Hirschman 70274,2526
To: ALL
Hi… Having the latest round of SCSI hell (it seems to be a re-occurring subject around here). Of course, I have a GVP Series II SCSI card, installed in an A2000, 3001 GVP accelerator, 8 megs fast, WB2.04, no prevous problems. The setup looks something like this: T—-Q210—-Q40—-||=====CDROM=====Sy44=ET Key: Q210 = Quantum 210 Q40 = Quantum 40 — = Internal Ribbon T = Internal Termination || = External SCSI port === = External SCSI cable ET = External Termination CDROM = Toshiba 3201 CDROM SY44 = SyQuest 44 (Whew!) Now the problem: I just added the SyQuest (it is a known working unit), and it sometimes appears, sometimes does not mount at all. Using SCSILister from Xetec, I get some pretty strange results…the SyQuest shows up as a blank listing (as opposed to NOT AVAILABLE, which is the normal 'null' listing). The CDROM works great. I tried switching the SyQuest and the ROM, and I tried not using the terminator at the external end, with no success. The CDROM continues to work fine, with or without the terminator. The SyQuest will sometimes show up with the terminator, but never without it (its ID becomes NOT AVAILABLE). Any suggestions? I never had any problems with GVP SCSI until adding the SyQuest…shorter cables? Install the SyQuest internally? Thanks! Jonathan, via AutoPilot // Only Amiga makes \\// it possible…