Date: 23 Sep 1998 09:18:33 -0400 From: Cory Kempf <ckempf@enigami.com> To: Rick Knebel <rknebel@csrlink.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: scsi Message-ID: <x7r9x3ynkm.fsf@singularity.enigami.com> In-Reply-To: Rick Knebel's message of "Tue, 22 Sep 1998 17:22:54 -0400" References: <199809222127.RAA04615@csrlink.net>
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Rick Knebel <rknebel@csrlink.net> writes: >I am new to scsi and have just installed a mylex BT 958 on my computer. >I initially hooked up a seagate medalist pro to the 68 pin internal port >and everyting worked fine, My drive was recognized. >I then purchased a toshiba 32x scsi cdrom and installed it to the 50 pin >internal port. >When I have both connected only the cdrom is recognized and if I >dissconnect the cdrom the hard drive is recon\gnized. >I cannot get the hard drive recognized if the cdron is hooked up. First, check SCSI IDs. They should be different numbers (e.g. 1 and 2). Second, check the cabling and termination. There should be a terminator at the beginning of the chain (usually provided by the SCSI card) and one at the end of the chain. Some disks can provide termination, others require external terminators. +C -- Thinking of purchasing RAM from the Chip Merchant? Please read this first: <http://www.enigami.com/~ckempf/chipmerchant.html>; Cory Kempf Macintosh / Unix Consulting & Software Development ckempf@enigami.com <http://www.enigami.com/~ckempf/>; To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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