SUMMARY: Fixed! Q. Problems adding a WIDE SCSI external disk to Alphastation 500

From: System Prestidigitator <BOLSON_at_frango.hs.washington.edu>
Date: Fri, 05 Dec 1997 15:43:40 -0800

The new external drive was internally terminated. I had to open it up and
remove the (very tiny) strap that enabled termination. Everything now works!

Thanks for lots of replies, but nobody suggested this as a possibility (although
improperly functioning EXTERNAL terminators were suggested!)

>I am trying to add a Seagate Barracuda Ultra-Wide SCSI disk to my Alphastation
>500. It was built with the appropriate HD68 connectors.

>Configuration before adding the disk:
> Internal 4 GB RZ29B wide (16) disk - SCSI 0
> Internal CD-ROM RRD46 - SCSI 4
> External 9GB Micropolis narrow - SCSI 6

>The narrow external disk was/is attached via a HD68 to SCSI-1 cable with the
>high byte terminated.

>When I add the disk, between the alphastation and the original external disk,
>and boot up, I get the following, expected messages:

>Dec 4 08:26:55 fudge vmunix: isp0: QLOGIC ISP1020A
>Dec 4 08:26:55 fudge vmunix: isp0: Firmware revision 5.01 (loaded by console)
>Dec 4 08:26:55 fudge vmunix: scsi0 at isp0 slot 0
>Dec 4 08:26:55 fudge vmunix: rz0 at scsi0 target 0 lun 0 (LID=0) (DEC RZ29B
> (C) DEC 0016) (Wide16)
>Dec 4 08:26:55 fudge vmunix: rz1 at scsi0 target 1 lun 0 (LID=1) (SEAGATE
>ST19171W 0023) (Wide16)
>Dec 4 08:26:55 fudge vmunix: rz4 at scsi0 target 4 lun 0 (LID=2) (DEC RRD46
> (C) DEC 0557)
>Dec 4 08:26:55 fudge vmunix: rz6 at scsi0 target 6 lun 0 (LID=3) (MICROP
>1991-27 1128RA 28RA)

>Note that the new disk, at "target 1" is identified properly as a (Wide16)
>disk.

>However, at the point that my original, narrow disk is supposed to be mounted,
>I get:

Lots of CAM SCSI errors removed. As I said it is fixed now.
The wide disk is no longer terminated and everything is fine.


Ed Bolson University of Washington Cardiac Imaging Lab (206)543-4535
bolson_at_u.washington.edu http://weber.u.washington.edu/~bolson
Box 356422, Room RR 616 Health Science Building, Seattle, WA, 98195-6422
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