Getting Commodore "insert WB disk" animation after attachng Jaz drive

[garyg]

Well, since I just updated the HDs via HDToolbox I don't know the ID of the 2nd internal HD. It shows up in the Early Startup menu, though.

I only add one external device at a time and make sure it's terminated (though I'd forgotten how the Jaz drive was terminated with a switch until recently)

Any idea on how to change the boot HD partition's boot
priority?

[SACC-guy]

By default, NOTHING is connected externally.

SCSI numbering:
HD 0
internal CD-ROM 6
external CD-R/W (when connected) 2
external Jaz drive (when connected) 4

I also have an external ZIP drive, whose SCSI ID is 5.

Is any thing connected to the 4000 ide header?

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

Any idea on how to change the boot HD partition's boot priority?

With HDToolbox

[SACC-guy]

Mike,
Invite this guy to one of your meetings and fix this...please! (he's in d.c.)

[garyg]

I don't think so. I didn't install the 2nd HD, and there's nothing else in the A4000 except Zorro cards

[garyg]

Yes, but with Partition or the other option?

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

I don't think so. I didn't install the 2nd HD, and there's nothing else in the A4000 except Zorro cards

But is the drive physically connected to the SCSI chain? You mentioned it showed up, earlier. Regardless of if it's been partitioned and formatted it still need an appropriate ID and termination (or not, depending on where in the chain it's connected).

[garyg]

Yes, it shows up on the Early Startup screen. I'm about to check

BTW, I have not only HDToolbox, but also CybSCSIHDToolbox, and SCSIToolbox on my Workbench.

[garyg]

Well, I went into HDToolBox, changed the boot prioritiy from 3 to 1, saved, and exited. Then I rebooted with the Jaz drive connected and turned on (and the light at the back was lit, indicating termination).

Nope, I still got the Commodore "insert WB disk" animation.

Early Startup did not show the boot drive (HD0:), although it did show all three partitions of the second drive (all non-bootable).

SysInfo soon froze while trying to find the SCSI ID of the 2nd drive. I wonder if perhaps it isn't connected to the IDE drive, since I vaguely recall now that the original 120MB IDE drive was removed when the 2nd drive was installed, so it wouldn't be a SCSI drive after all.

[garyg]

Just FYI y'all: I attached my SCSI ZIP drive, checked the SCSI ID (5) and termination, and everything booted up fine, and the ZIP drive works perfectly.

[SACC-guy]

Just FYI y'all: I attached my SCSI ZIP drive, checked the SCSI ID (5) and termination, and everything booted up fine, and the ZIP drive works perfectly.

So, it's the Jaz device that is borked??

[garyg]

I'll try and check that theory by attaching it to another Amiga

[garyg]

You were right about that! I got a different Jaz drive with the same settings (SCSI ID, termination, SCSi connection) and it booted and worked fine!