| From: | Armin |
| Date: | 10 May 2001 at 15:07:41 |
| Subject: | Re: Blizzard 1260 + SCSIKit IV |
On 09-May-2001, at 19:19:42, Bob Rickman wrote:
>>> Tried Scout but it can't find 1230scsi.device.
>> The device is loaded from a ROM on the SCSI board,
>> so it should be visible in the SCOUT:DEVICES window.
> Does this happen whether or not scsi devices are
> connected;?
Yes, I have two Phase5 Blizzard SCSI-Kit boards,
and both will load the 1230scsi.device into RAM
when booting the machine, even if there is no
SCSI cable connected.
> If so it points rather to the board itself:-(
It is unlikely that the new manufacturer would
have changed the device name and/or the way it
is loaded, so it does indeed look like something
might be wrong with the SCSI-Kit board or the
1260 DMA interface. But before you send the
boards back, do some more tests:
Try starting the machine directly without any
startup-sequence, and check for the device with a
selfcontained tool like the ancient SysInfo. Test
with and without any SCSI cable/gear connected.
Alternatively make a bootable floppy with "sysinfo"
as the only argument in the startup-sequence and
copy the SysInfo program into the root directory.
(It is a good idea to have a few floppies like that
filled with various test tools).
Remove the memory module from the 1260 and install
it on the SCSI-Kit only. Again test with and
without any SCSI cable/gear connected.
Regards,
Armin
PS
And do check that 25 - 50 pin adapter anyway.
If the term pwr line is wrongly connected,
it can fry part of your SCSI gear :-/
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