Re: Boot problems on my GS!

[goo@cwis.unomaha.edu (Kent Radek)]

yoshi@CSOS.ORST.EDU (Yoshi) writes:
>Phillip "Ty" Young (tyoung@jove.acs.unt.edu) wrote:
>: Hi.  I'm having some weird, VERY sporadic boot problems on my GS w/sys 601:  
>: if I don't get the timing EXACTLY right as far as when I turn the computer on 
>: after the hard drive powers up, does its whining thing, etc., the system 
>: crashes during the boot-up process.  What's really weird is that if I 
>: turn off the power to both HD and GS, then repeat the process just about 
>: exactly, everything's fine!  
>: SPECS, for what it's worth:  ROM 01 GS, w/ 1.25M RAM, Apple HS SCSI card 
>: (DMA on) controlling a Quantum ProDrive 40 (scsi 6).  Terminated.

I have this exact same problem on one of my IIgs's.  The only difference in
configuration is the Apple SCSI card is Rev. C, not HS, and the computer has
8.25 Meg RAM.  I'm certain this is a problem with the Quantum ProDrive 40.
Have you tried reformatting the drive (low level)?  I haven't tried that,
yet, but it's on my "to do" list...

>	Hmmm. When I had my RamFAST w/ v2.01 and v2.02 ROMs, it used to
>	do this all the time. Odd... My A2HS never did it thou. Hmm.

I've never had this type of problem with my RamFASTs, but then I've never
had the old 40 Meg Quantum on those...

goo