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From: scb1@tank.uchicago.edu (Sam Blackman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: SE-30 SCSI problems
Message-ID: <6084@tank.uchicago.edu>
Date: 2 Nov 89 02:46:37 GMT
References: <36127@apple.Apple.COM>
Reply-To: scb1@tank.uchicago.edu (Sam Blackman)
Organization: University of Chicago
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In article <36127@apple.Apple.COM> baum@apple.UUCP (Allen Baum) writes:
> 
>I friend of mine owns an SE30, and has a DaynaFile floppy drive, and an
>Apple scanner, as well as internal and external HDs. 
>His sysem won't even boot if the scanner is attached, and is flaky if the
>DaynaFile is attached. HD's by themselves work fine. The DaynaFile by itself
>(with the internal HD) crashes halfway through the boot process.

Well, I've seen this before - especially with a Mac IIcx ... We were running
with 1 Mb RAM and a 40Mb Int. HD, with 2 monitors (2pg. and RGB) and a 
Scanner.  One day, for no obvious reason, the whole system just freaked out
and wouldn't let us boot while the scanner was attached.  We tried everything
from adding and removing terminators to re-installing the system, and nothing
worked - except for disconnecting the scanner (not the most efficient
solution).  

Could it be that the power supply in the SE/30 and/or IIcx is just not meant
to handle all of the external devices that people pile on it (scanners,
ext HD's, extra monitors, DaynaFiles, etc.) without giving some problems ?

I'm just as baffled ... any assistance would be appreciated!

Thanks,
Sam


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