Re: SCSI hard disk hacking, one drive up BUT .......

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From: Tom Kimpton
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1988 23:20

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>Ahh! The old two Hard Disks on an Adaptec 4000A with a Mac problem!! The 
>problem is not with the software (well, maybe. I have not tried to format
>two disks with the formaters discribed in the article.) but with the
>Adaptec! They put out a App. Note that discribes a problem with the Mac/4000A
>combinations. There is some timing problem (that is OK in the SCSI spec.).
>The fix is to get a new prom from Adaptec that fixes the problem. I have not
>tried to run down the prom, has anyone?
>
>Mark Pease                      ..tektronix.csnet!ogcvax.uucp!cvedc!mpease
>Computervision                  ..sun.arpa!cvbnet.uucp!cvedc!mpease
>14952 N.W. Greenbrier Pkway          
>Beavertion, Oregon 97006                    (503)645-2410

Whoever finds this out, please post their information.  Adaptec 4000A
owners want to know!

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Tom Kimpton                    UUCP: {uunet,caeco,nrc-ut}!iconsys!tom
Software Development Engineer  ARPANET: icon%byuadam.bitnet@cunyvm.cuny.edu
Icon International, Inc.       BITNET: icon%byuadam.bitnet (multi-user acct)
Orem, Utah 84058               PHONE: (801) 225-6888

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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!iconsys!tom
From: tom@iconsys.UUCP (Tom Kimpton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: SCSI hard disk hacking, one drive up BUT .......
Keywords: Adaptec ACB4000-A, 2 winchesters, can it be done?
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Date: 26 Sep 88 23:20:31 GMT
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