Hello,
I have an Amiga 4000T with a GVP SCSI A4000D 68060 Rev 2 controller. I am
attempting to install a Seagate Barracuda 4 (ST15150N) drive. Actually, I
have two of these drives but am trying to get one to work before installing
the other.
First, I am a software engineer, not a "hardware" guy. All this termination
stuff is Greek to me. Since I have had SCSI drives in this machine before
and they worked fine. According to Seagate documentation, both ends of a
SCSI chain are to be terminated.
Seagate doc: http://ftp://ftp.seagate.com/acrobat/install_guides/barracuda/8870b.pdf
I am assuming that:
1) the GVP controller board is terminated properly
2) the GVP controller board is a SCSI 2
Example 1:
+----------------+ +----------------+
| controller |----------| hard drive |
+----------------+ +----------------+
terminated terminated
Example 2:
+----------------+ +----------------+ +----------------+
| controller ----------| hard drive |----------| hard drive |
+----------------+ +----------------+ +----------------+
terminated terminated
I am attempting to install one drive as in example 1. I have put a jumper
on J01 pins 1 and 2 which is "Enable drive terminator". When I run
ExpertPrep, it appears to "see" the drive at address 0 (it shows it is a
Seagate drive but the size is 0).
I have not yet attempted to install both drives.
If you have any information or advice, I would greatly appreciate it.
If you need more info, let me kmow and I'll try to send what you need.
Thank you!
Ken
email: kwwoolridge@hotmail.com
I have the same drive, you need one active terminator at the end of the cable, and place the jumper to "Term power from scsi bus". I not have tried with buld-in terminator.
