| From: | Bob Rickman |
| Date: | 10 May 2001 at 16:08:57 |
| Subject: | Re: Blizzard 1260 + SCSIKit IV |
Hello Armin,
On 10-May-01, you wrote:
> 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.
> 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.
> 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 :-/
As KDH have agreed to send me a replacement board, either today or tomorrow,
after checking it themselves, I think I will just work with the 1260 alone
for the time being. If I also have the same probs. with the replacement I
will try the above, meantime I can manage with the squirrel.
Thanks for your input & time.
Regards,
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