Emax

Are you using the Plus OS?

On 20 Oct 2003 at 22:51, roscoe_sheridan spoke unto me:

> I have an Emax HD (non-SE) with the external scsi upgrade. This 
> requires my SCSI ID to be at 0 to recognize a drive as many of you may
> already know. I purchased a zip drive that will allow me to use the
> SCSI ID 0 and it will Scan disk for Errors just fine, but when I try
> to Format a disk, it just says "Loading Software". The light comes on
> the Zip drive I hear some noise and the whole thing is over in about 8
> seconds. After this happens I try to boot from SCSI and its a no go. I
> am under the impression that formatting should take a few minutes not
> a few seconds, so I assume my zips havent been formatted. Has anyone
> else experienced this? 
> 
> I have experimented with different termination settings. I havc 
> experimented with different scsi ID's, although becomes painfully
> obvious that nothing will happen unless at ID 0. The internal hard
> drive is obviously disconnected for the zip to work. I have checked
> cables and done everything that I can think of. Will the non SE Emax
> HD just not work with a zip drive? Am I missing something? I can
> format with the same zip drive and save files fine with my MPC 60. No
> go with the Emax. Tell what im missing here. 
> 
> Thanx in advance.....
> 
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