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From: lemon@qut.edu.au
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Maxtor, Wangtek & WD FASST 7000 problem
Message-ID: <1991Apr12.150258.26918@qut.edu.au>
Date: 12 Apr 91 20:02:58 GMT
Organization: Queensland University of Technology
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Hello,
      I have just installed a WangTek 5150ES tape drive into a system that
contains a WD FASST 7000 ASC controler and a MAXTOR XT 4380S hard drive.
The MAXTOR is set for target ID 0 with resistor packs installed as it is at end
of cable and the wangtek is at ID 1 (no resistor packs, middle position on
cable). Also using SST drivers version 3.36.2.

The problem is that when a tape is placed in the tape unit the hard drive 
makes chlunking sounds(well the same sounds it makes at power up, a reset?)
and also after reading a number of blocks from the tape unit the hard drive
does the same thing, which results in the software hanging. It also hangs
when trying to write to the tape unit, the hard drive make the same sounds.

Has anyone any idea as to what may be wrong ?

Thanks for any help,
John.

PS : the SST software reports the correct ID's for the drive's. setup is on
a 386 20Mhz, AMI bios. CHIPS chipset. 
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