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Article #43309Re: SE/30 problem with external SCSI drive
From: Rick Mather: Praxa Sydney
Date: Thu, 01 Jun 1989 13:37
Date: Thu, 01 Jun 1989 13:37
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In article <7598@spool.cs.wisc.edu>, engber@shorty.CS.WISC.EDU (Mike Engber) writes:
> Has anyone else had problems booting an SE/30 with an external SCSI
> drive attached, but not powered up. This seems like the same problem
> a mac+ with old ROMs has. Did Apple make the same mistake twice?
> (the drive I used was a CMS 40M)
> -ME
The SCSI bus won't activate if it detects a device that isn't switched on. If
you want the device to be off line while you work you should switch it on, boot
your Mac and then trash the drive icon from the desktop.
This is not a bug but an exceptional feature to remind you to turn things on.
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