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From: jesup@cbmvax.commodore.com (Randell Jesup)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Problem with Amiga 3000 Hard Drives
Message-ID: <18687@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Date: 8 Feb 91 00:48:37 GMT
References: <1991Feb4.211410.2434@desire.wright.edu>
Reply-To: jesup@cbmvax.commodore.com (Randell Jesup)
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA
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In article <1991Feb4.211410.2434@desire.wright.edu> gbothe@desire.wright.edu writes:
>I have a serious problem with my Amiga 3000.  I have TWO Quantum-PRO 52S hard
>drives (one that came with the Amiga 3000. and one I bought brand new).  The
>problem is when I first turn on my computer.  The second hard drive does not
>show up, I have to turn my computer back off and on (before the hard drives
>spin down) to be able to see the second hard drive.  I though it was a timeout
>problem, so I got the SCSIPrefs program which enabled me to increase the
>SCSI timeout time (in the battery backed RAM).  Unfortunately, this did not
>help at all...  The problem still exists.  The Quantum that came with my 3000
>is revision 5.3, the one I bought is 5.6E...  That should not be the problem,
>though...  CAN ANYONE HELP?

	Very strange.  I assume they're set to different addresses.  I advise
double-checking your termination (one drive at the end of the cable should
be terminated).  I doubt that's it.  Double-check the jumper settings (those
can cause things like no spin-up until a start-unit is received.  Beyond that
I have no idea, other than perhaps the drive has a problem.

-- 
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