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From: russotto@eng.umd.edu (Matthew T. Russotto)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Jasmine vs 6.0.7?
Message-ID: <1991Apr17.000123.20828@eng.umd.edu>
Date: 17 Apr 91 00:01:23 GMT
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In article <14607@ulysses.att.com> esc@ulysses.att.com (E. Steve Crandall) writes:
>
>I'm having problems getting my new Mac IIsi to communicate with my
>old Jasmine 150 Meg HD.  The drive is recognized by the si, but copying
>in either directions gives many errors.  Apple's disk repair tools
>cause a "system bus error" crash.
>
>I reformatted the Jasmine with the latest software I have from them
>(it is very difficult getting their technical folks on the phone) -
>namely 1.46.
>
>Does anyone know if 1.46 formats a disk that will be compatible with
>6.0.7?  Is there something more recent?
>
>hoping that my disk didn't go South...

This actually sounds like a SCSI termination problem.  If the drive isn't
terminated, terminate it.  If it is terminated, remove the termination.

If Apple's software recognizes the disk, try using it instead of Jasmine's.

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