Re: More SCSI Trouble

[av368@lafn.org (James Poore)]

In a previous article, alanjhunt@DIE_SPAMMERSworldnet.att.net (Alan J. Hunt) says:

>Hi There.  I have a Rom 3 IIGS.  I'm new to Apple machines, so please bear 
>with me if this is something dumb...  Got a couple of problems that I'm hoping 
>someone here can help me resolve.  I just purchased a RamFAST Rev. D SCSI 
>card.  When I try to boot off this card, all I get is a * prompt, or a string 
>of numbers.  It's acting like a termination problem.  Right?  I'd agree, 
>except that with my Apple SCSI card in place, the same configuration works.  
>The RamFAST manual mentions a conflict with a particular revision of the 
>TranswarpGS.  Specifically, if a particular chip on the TWGS is 2.1A, rather 
>than 2.1B there may be a problem.  Does anyone know if this is behavior that 
>is typical of such a conflict?  Also, if I need to upgrade my TWGS, where can 
>I obtain the necessary chip?
>Secondly, with my Apple SCSI card in place, I can't get my CD drive to work.  
>Its a Sony drive.  I connect the CD to the hard drive and use a terminator on 
>the second SCSI port on the CD.  When I try to boot with this configuration, 
>again I'm getting a string of number.  I've checked the CDROM FAQ but it 
>wasn't of any help in this instance.  
>
>Any insight on either of these issues would be greatly appreciated.

Seems to me I tried  reversing HD's with my Dad who has a Apple HS SCSI 
and my Ramfast and neither worked with the other SCSI card.  Might be you 
have to reformat with the ramfast.

Jim