Emax

I think, and I'm not certain at all, that the primary drive in the emax has to be on ID 1 and that 0 is not used because of the floppy.


--- On Sun, 7/5/09, bermudaben2006 <bermudaben2006@...> wrote:

From: bermudaben2006 <bermudaben2006@...>
Subject: [emax] Problems with ZIP drive in Emax HD SE
To: emax@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, July 5, 2009, 7:13 AM











    
            
            


      
      Hi all,



I have been trying to use an internal 100 MB Zip drive with my Emax HD SE for for quite some time now, but I still don't succeed. As I am getting increasingly frustrated, I would be very grateful if someone could assist me.



This is what I have done so far:

- removed internal HD

- replaced internal floppy drive with slim floppy drive using a floppy drive converter from Ted Summers

- fitted 100 MB SCSI ZIP drive into Emax



Both drives are now sitting where the original floppy drive was. The slim floppy is working fine. But if I try to format the Zip disk I get an error message: "hard disk error".



I double-checked all connections. The cables are all connected correctly. SCSI ID of the Zip drive is set to 0 (all jumpers removed), termination is on, as there are no more drives connected to the SCSI cable. If I run "scan hd" or "scsi/echip" in the hd diagnostics mode, Emax freezes and I need to power off.



What can I do? I bought the Zip drive from a trustworthy person, so I don't think it's broken. Its green light flashes up when I power on the Emax. On the other hand, I think that something could be wrong with the SCSI connection. When I bought this Emax the hard disk was not working. Since this is not unusual I thought that the hd was simply broken and everything would be fine as soon as I connect the Zip drive.



I really appreciate your help.

Ben




 

      

    
    
	
	 
	
	








	


	
	


      

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