Subject: Re: scsi problems (error #5)
To: Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@nas.nasa.gov>
From: Pedro Gonnet <pgonnet@student.ethz.ch>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 06/16/1999 21:25:49
let's see how well these digital/compaq people store their stuff...
thanks.

pedro


> On Wed, 16 Jun 1999, Pedro G. Gonnet wrote:
> 
> > > What do you mean by "up"? I am not a specialist of "low-level SCSI".
> >
> > neither am i...;) if when you start up the disk you don't hear the
> > "plunk! wrrrrrr..." but just the sound of the ventilator, your disk
> > isn't "up", i.e. running. since the disk i have is about eight years
> > old, it's quite audible...
> 
> Then you need to send the disk a scsi start command, or change its jumpers
> to automatically spin up. :-)
> 
> Most drive manufacturers have jumper setting son their web pages, even for
> old drives.
> 
> Take care,
> 
> Bill