Re: RAMFast help?

[schultp@aa.wl.com (Paul Schultz)]

Kent Radek (goo@cwis.unomaha.edu) wrote:

: Tonight i tried to boot up my IIgs after a few days of inactivity, but my
: RAMFast came back with "Invalid Configuration Data" after searching the SCSI
: bus for 45 seconds, and even though it seemed to find a device at the ID of
: my hard drive, it failed to see my tape drive, and when I tried to fiddle
: with the information on my hard drive, it wouldn't accept anything.  In the
: SCSI Utils, it showed garbage for the drive type, too... But it did have the
: correct interleave (1:1).

: I've tried everything I could think of...with and without the tape drive,
: with and without the RAMFast supplying term power...switched slots, changed
: drive ID, tried external termination on the drive (though I believe the
: drive, itself, is already terminated)...

I recently (last week) had the same symptoms! I was adding a tape drive to my
SCSI chain. Here is what worked for me:

1.  Originally, I had my HD's ID set at 5 and my new tape drive set at 3
    I switched the order of these devices on the chain (HD now 3, TD now 5)
    I don't know if this really had anything to do with the problem but I
    did this along with the following so I can't say for sure.

2.  I shortened the total length of the SCSI chain by getting a new and
    much shorter cable to go between my HD and my TD. My computer-to-HD
    cable was already only 2 ft. long. Try to keep your length down to
    6 feet maximum.

After doing the above, my tape drive appeared in the SCSI device listing
and its device name (CIPHER ST150S 2/90) appeared intact in the listing.
(Prior to the cable change it would appear 'truncated' --PHER T150S 2/90)

I hope you have good luck in tracking down your problems!

Paul
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