Re: Zip drive troubles..

["GarberStreet Enterprises" <willy46pa@comcast.net>]

DB-25 active terminators are sometimes available on eBay.
If you don't have an account there, let me know and I'll go
on and find you one. I would do this for the price of the
device plus shipping, plus $5. Sound good?
Thanks.

Bill @ GarberStreet Enterprises
http://garberstreet.netfirms.com

Charles Claypoole <1@rainbowsendgs*.*no-ip.com> wrote in message
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> Im glad you said that- I am using a Apple // HS scsi w/ the zip by itself
on
> the card..
>
> So I need to put a active terminator inbetween the scsi card and zip?
Are
> these easy to find?  Radio Shack ?  Best Buy/Circuit City??
>
> Thanks, Charles
>
> "GarberStreet Enterprises" <willy46pa@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> >
> > Charles Claypoole <1@rainbowsendgs*.*no-ip.com> wrote in message
> > news:i%e5a.178$sI2.89941132@newssvr12.news.prodigy.com...
> > > I got my scsi zip drive today (100meg..)..  Hooked it up, verified it
w/
> > > apple scsi utils.. everything is cool.  Did the partition w/ hard
> format..
> > > ok...
> > >
> > > But when I try to format in gsos it gives i/o error $27...
> > >
> > > I am using Zip disks for pc..   Do I need mac versions or does it
> matter?
> > >
> > > Thanks, Charles
> > >
> > >
> > The best way to handle a 100 mb zip disk on the GS is to
> > initialize it with Advanced disk utilities in GS/OS. Partition
> > it in 3 equal partitions either in ProDOS or HFS, but I
> > strongly recommend ProDOS for all 3. Mine works simply
> > marvelously, and never sleeps. I can't remember one single
> > time I had to eject and remount it. Be sure your hard drive
> > is set to ID 6 and the Zip to ID 5, otherwise it will try to
> > boot off the zip. Oh, and you can't use the Zip drive alone,
> > unless you have an active terminator between the controller
> > and the drive, or a hard drive with resistor packs installed,
> > and turned off. I went thru problems similar to these for
> > almost a month before discovering the proper set-up. If you
> > need anymore help, please let me know. I have a zip drive
> > running very well. The best way to take files to your GS from
> > your PC is on floppy. Format them on the GS with MS-DOS
> > tools 2.30, and if it's not to big I'll put it on my site. It's not
> > freeware, but you can use it for a while before you buy it.
> > My site address is below. Hope this helps.
> >
> > Bill @ GarberStreet Enterprises
> > http://garberstreet.netfirms.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
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