4 Dec
2008
4 Dec
'08
9:51 a.m.
I was given a S-760 ( with ctr/mouse ), PS Systems rackmount containing Syquest 44mg and a
cd rom (without the cd tray insert). This system works great, except the cd rom is usless
without the tray.
I want to expand the SCSI chain but can not. Even a Iomega 100meg zip between the S-760
and the Syquest locks up the sampler. Not to mention my attempts to add a computer.
-I've changed the SCSI ID # on the S-760 to all available #s, no luck.
-Syquest ID 5
-started with really old computers, last being a dell optiplex gx240 (I'm looking for
a mac)
Maybe someones kid can help me.
Bruce Riley, Chicago
4 Dec
4 Dec
10:10 a.m.
Scsi of that era was still basically voodoo.... Get yourself a decent quality (preferably
active) terminator and turn off the termination on all the drives. Make sure you're
using good cables. CD caddies can be had on ebay from time to time..... TOp of my list
would be termination issues and then cables....
Check that all devices have different ID's.... I'm trying to remember if you had
to set up the booting ID specifically on the S760.... been a while since I had to do
something like that with an S-series....
chrisc
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 06:51:38 -0800> From:
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> I was given a S-760 ( with ctr/mouse ), PS Systems rackmount containing Syquest 44mg
and a cd rom (without the cd tray insert). This system works great, except the cd rom is
usless without the tray.> > I want to expand the SCSI chain but can not. Even a
Iomega 100meg zip between the S-760 and the Syquest locks up the sampler. Not to mention
my attempts to add a computer.> > -I've changed the SCSI ID # on the S-760 to
all available #s, no luck.> -Syquest ID 5> -started with really old computers, last
being a dell optiplex gx240 (I'm looking for a mac)> > Maybe someones kid can
help me.> > Bruce Riley, Chicago>
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7:04 p.m.
Hi Bruce,
I was given a S-760 ( with ctr/mouse ), PS Systems
rackmount
containing Syquest 44mg and a cd rom (without the cd tray insert).
This system works great, except the cd rom is usless without the
tray.
I want to expand the SCSI chain but can not. Even a Iomega 100meg
zip between the S-760 and the Syquest locks up the sampler. Not to
mention my attempts to add a computer.
-I've changed the SCSI ID # on the S-760 to all available #s, no luck.
-Syquest ID 5
-started with really old computers, last being a dell optiplex gx240
(I'm looking for a mac)
Maybe someones kid can help me.
I'm my mother's kid :-) so maybe I can help....
First, NEVER plug or unplug SCSI cables with devices switched on.
They MUST be off. Power up afterwards.
I still use my S760 with SCSI and here are a few tips:
I have the S760 connected to a SCSI Zip drive, and then out of the
Zip drive to a CD-ROM drive.
There are 2 buttons at the back of the Zip drive - set the right-hand
button to SCSI ID 6 (up)
On the S760, go to the Ssytem menu and select SCSI. Set Self SCSI ID to 3
Set initial Drive to SCSI:6
Set Boot drive to SCSI:6
You can boot from the Zip drive = a million times faster than floppy.
You use [Disk] menu then [Save system]
Choose the Zip drive and write the system to a new Zip disk.
Now here's the goofy part:
The Zip drive has another button (left) which sets Termination Off and On.
Make sure your CD-ROM drive has a different ID (eg 5).
The CD-ROM drive should have a hardware terminator.
To load from CD-ROM's: Switch the Zip termination OFF.
To save to Zip disks, set the ZIP termination ON.
I discovered this after seriously long nights of trial and error and
major coffee abuse.
Hope this helps....
Regards - Colin
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