Re: RamFAST and 45 second message

[nathan@cco.caltech.edu (Nathan Mates)]

In article <3s40bg$d24@newsgate.sps.mot.com>,
Jason Perez <jasonp@norton.sps.mot.com> wrote:
>  I recently moved.  After hooking up my //gs, which was working
>perfectly fine, and booting it up the RamFAST displays the
>annoying "Searching SCSI bus... make take upto 45 seconds..."
>message.  I hooked up my 2 external drives the same way as
>before and I didn't get this message.  It doesn't take 45
>seconds, more like about 20, and only on power-up (not
>subsequent reboots).  What is the deal?

   Hold down the 0 key on the numeric keypad during boot to pull up
the RamFAST menu. Then, check the list of devices and see if they are
correct. If there are any entries listed as "offline," delete them.
Further, check the options, and turn "short timeout" on; that'll kill
off most of the ~45 second wait.

   Also, your system may want the termination power selection
switched; try toggling that, or the old standby of powering up your
drives 30 seconds or so before the GS.

Nathan Mates

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