Seagate ST32xxxN defective?

[leofoe]

I obtained three SCSI harddisks Seagate Barracuda, modelnumbers ST32xxxN. From the labels attached to it I think they come from Compaq servers. None of them work:
1. Starts spinning and stops after a few seconds.
2. Starts spinning, gives a "clunk" and then stops
3. Spins, but is not recognized in HDToolbox.
Tested in an A590.
Can I throw these in the bin?

[leofoe]

Thanks a lot for all your comments!
I will try them all in a different setup (A2000 or A3000) and let you know the results.

@amije: They are 1.2GB and 2.1GB respectively
@CLS2086: Need a slave? That's new to me. Can't be done in an A590 internal!
@countzero: I used the standard A590 PSU. I'll try them on an A2000 or A3000.

[leofoe]

I tried the drives in my A2000 (gvpscsi.device) and A3000 (scsi.device). They all spin but are not recognized. HToolbox hangs on "Checking scsi.device address n unit 0". The machine didn't boot at all (from floppy) when connecting the Seagate as the only drive.
They may not be defective and work in a PC. I will try that later. In the meantime: better stay away from ST32 drives. I have some ST34 drives: they work fine.

[leofoe]

@tonyvdb: I replaced the existing, good working ST34 by a ST32, configured exactly the same. It didn't work.  :-?

[leofoe]

@dnelsonfl: They are 2x ST32171N and ST32155N. I will try them in a PC. So you've got an ST32 working in your Amiga?

@tonyvdb: I had the working and non-working drive exactly jumpered the same. (They are physically the same).

[leofoe]

I tried one of the disks in a PC. After a lowlevel format in the Adaptec SCSI controller utility it was recognized in WinXP. I formatted it there with NTFS.

Then I connected the disk to my Amiga but, unfortuantely, was not recognized by HDToolbox.

[leofoe]

I got one ST32171N working! It turned out to be a termination problem after all. Every time I had the TE jumpered and thought that was sufficient as termination. Then I tried a cable with a terminator at the end. That did the trick. This cable was not necessary on the PC.

I will now try the other drives and a CD-ROM player as a second device.