Re: Vulcan HD replacement

[dalloff@freenet.columbus.oh.us (Dave Althoff)]

james keim (jkeim@unlinfo.unl.edu) wrote:
: Dave Althoff (dalloff@freenet.columbus.oh.us) wrote:


: : I did find one problem with the SCSI/Vulcan box hack.  SCSI drives take a
: : few seconds to 'wake up' and the IIgs doesn't wait quite long enough
: : before giving up and going on to the next slot (or simply giving up
: : altogether), so on those rare occasions when I re-start my GS, I usually
: : have to do it twice...once with the power switch, then once with a
: : 'three-finger salute'.

: Dave--

: Set the SCSI id on your Apple Hi-Speed card to 2.  With an id of 2 
: there is a delay before the card attempts to boot the drive.  I've 
: found this is usually long enough for the drive to come up to speed.

Hmmm...Good tip.  I'll try that next time I open the system.

Of course, what I really want to do is get the TWGS working, in which case
I won't need the HS-SCSI delay.  Not that this is a big deal...I haven't
re-booted the system since the last power failure, and that was sometime
in late July...

(I love having a stable system!)

--Dave Althoff, ][.
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