[SunHELP] Ultra 60 second hard drive

[Michael Karl]

Have a look on the harddisk-logic-board, locate the mini-jumpers for special
configuration and verify with the first one.

Michael

> No, I have not. What does it do?
> 
> Paul
> 
> Larry Snyder wrote:
> 
>> Um, have you run devfsadm?
>> -ls-
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Paul Savage <paul at theclubcounter.com> wrote:
>>  
>> 
>>> Any reason why when a second known working drive is installed format
>>> does not see it?
>>> 
>>> Paul
>>> 
>>> Olaf Mersmann wrote:
>>> 
>>>    
>>> 
>>>> James Fogg wrote:
>>>> *snip*
>>>> 
>>>>      
>>>> 
>>>>> All SCSI busses must be terminated at each end. SCSI host adapters often
>>>>> terminate one end, but you must terminate the other end. Some drives
>>>>> have terminators built-in, on older disks it's a resistor pack you plug
>>>>> in or remove.
>>>>>        
>>>>> 
>>>> The U60 has an internal SCA backplane for the two scsi disks. AFAIK
>>>> all SCA stuff is auto terminating.
>>>> 
>>>>      
>>>> 
>>>>> Check to make sure the drive in the middle of the bus isn't terminating
>>>>> (check manufacturers docs to find out how they do it) and make sure the
>>>>> disk on the end of the bus IS terminating. If the end disk doesn't have
>>>>> a built-in terminator you will need to add one to the SCSI cabling after
>>>>> the last disk on the bus.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Also, check your disk SCSI ID number. You cannot duplicate SCSI ID's on
>>>>> a single bus.
>>>>>        
>>>>> 
>>>> Again, AFAIK, SCA deals with SCSI ID assignment.
>>>> 
>>>> -- Olaf
>>>> 
>>>> P.S: I've had similar problems with newer (U320 SCA) drives in my U2,
>>>> but never investigated the issue.
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