Re: Zip drive troubles..

["Charles Claypoole" <1@rebbs.*hopto.org>]

So basically i am out of luck then running a zip alone on a Apple HS scsi?
Oh well...  I can do the mod - as far as I know it is a unmodded card (found
in Ruby's faqs the HS mod..)..

Woulda been great to have as a backup of my ide drive..

Charles

"GarberStreet Enterprises" <willy46pa@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Robert Boucher <boucher1@alumni.utexas.net> wrote in message
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> > Charles Claypoole wrote:
> > >
> > > 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
> > >
> > There is a simple modification (a jumper wire and I think a diode) that
> > can be done directly on the card. I made this change on my card. I
> > couldn't find the instructions, but i got my info from Howard Katz
> > <h.katz@foxvalley.net> (I hope this is still a good address.) Howard is
> > a great supporter of IIe's.
>
> The diode on the Apple SCSI cards is to supply term power. If he got it
used
> it probably already has the mod. At any rate, the Zip Drive will not work
> alone,
> even with the term power and the term switch turned on. It won't recognize
> MS-DOS formatted zips either, even with MSDOS.FST installed in GS/OS.
> I've tried all of that. By the way, if it does need the diode, (mine is
> installed on
> the back of the card), and you are afraid to mess with it, you can send it
> here,
> and I will install that for you. I can also put the mod files on my site
for
> you to
> download. I will do that now, then you can go get them. ok?
>
> Bill @ GarberStreet Enterprises
> http://garberstreet.netfirms.com
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