Re: Sick IIGS - CMS SCSI Card Combo

[gblack@vnet.net (Gary Black)]

In article <r_obenauf-2504980034580001@ip45.reno.nv.pub-ip.psi.net> r_obenauf@mindspring.com (Rayni Obenauf) writes:
>From: r_obenauf@mindspring.com (Rayni Obenauf)
>Subject: Sick IIGS - CMS SCSI Card Combo
>Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 00:34:57 +0100

<snipped description of trouble getting IIGS to recognize hard drive>

I also ran into lots of frustration as a newbie user getting a ROM 3, a CMS 
scsi card and an external hard drive to work.

One of the things I was doing wrong was turning on the IIGS too soon after 
turning on the hard drive's power supply.  I have found that if I turn on the 
external drive and walk away for at least a couple of minutes (and I don't 
mean 30 seconds) the machine booted 100% of the time.  

If I have to re-boot the machine I have to power down both IIGS and external 
drive, wait a few minutes, turn the external back on, wait the obligatory 3 
minutes and then turn on the IIGS.

There are enough differences in your setup and mine that it may be something 
else entirely, but I thought it worth passing this along to you.

Good luck.

Gary Black