#SCSI/SyQuest Hell
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
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