NonWorking SCSI in A3000D

[nishtek]

Yes, I tried using HDToolBox and there was nothing there.

Dan

Bad SCSI chip?
WD33C93A-PL
i have some of those spare - email if you want one bought cheaply.  That would be a starter since this is the chip responsible for SCSI hard disks.

[nishtek]

 My A3000 internal floppy drive is not recognized, even though it constantly clicks, waiting for a disk to be inserted.  At the moment, I have an external floppy hooked up and that one is recognized.  Strange stuff.

Strange, not at all.  I have seen many drives exhibit this behaviour, when they are dirty, or out of alignment.
is it chinnon fb354?  if so then you can try sending it to us, and we can attempt repair (if repair doesn't work we can ship another drive to use).

[nishtek]

I just tried changing the WD33C93A chip and it made no difference.  HDToolBox and the early startup menu both still show no SCSI drive present.  

Try getting a PCI card, plugging it to PC, and having this hard disk tested on pc.  Does it get detected?  what is its S.M.A.R.T. status?