Re: Which present HD mechanisms are compatible with the Ramfast

[rder@pro-palmtree.cts.com (Richard Der)]

kcr103@psuvm.psu.edu (Kenneth C. Richardson) wrote:
>I tried two different external cases I have.  I took apart my tsunami
>case, popped out the 270 Meg LPS and put in the 540 Meg FireBall.  It
>was the only drive on the bus.  I tried terminating it internally and
>externally.  I tried
>various SCSI ID's 0,1,2,4.  The RamFast never saw the drive on the
>bus.
>
>I also tried my old First Class Peripherals Sider, because it has an
>extra drive bay.  That is a definite pain because of its supplying the
>terminator power.  When I put the 270 LPS in the sider, it saw the
>mechanism.  When I put the Fireball 540 in, it only saw the other 60
>Meg drive.
>I then went into work to try it in a Mac. The Mac saw it, no problem.
>If you have any ideas let me know.  Ken
 
The Fireball needs a controller that has an SCSI ID. The RamFast does
not provide one. As a result, the hard drive does not recognize the
RF.
 
You'll need an Apple II High Speed SCSI controller to run the drive.


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