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Re: Zip Drive

Subject: Re: Zip Drive
From: gids.rs@sasktel.net
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 13:10:38 -0700 (PDT)
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On Saturday, 30 March 2013 11:56:19 UTC-6, Robert Boucher  wrote:
> Summary of problem:
 
> Two SCSI disk drives being used daily on a IIe for backup. Both disks 
> formatted using Copy II+. One of the drives starting "clicking" when 
> being used to write to. Tried replacing the drive with another drive  
> using same power supply. Tried changing the power supply. Still clicking.
 
> Reformatted the one disk using the SCSI utilities. No more clicking!
 
> Thanks to everyone who offered suggestions!

> One think I don't understand. Slot 5, Drive 1 is one drive. Slot 5, 
> Drive 2 is the other drive.


That is how the Smartport assigns each of the drives it sees in order.  Up to 14 devices can be seen on a IIe even though they may all be plugged into slot 5.
And each device is assigned a slot and drive.

S5,D1
S5,D2
S2,D1
S2,D2

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- Re: Zip Drive
  - From: Robert Boucher <boucher1@alumni.texas.net>

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