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Problem, What to do, Troubleshooting:scsi devices do not work – HP Surestore 5200ex series Optical Disk Drives User Manual

Page 35: There is probably a conflict in scsi ids. check, Refer to the instructions for your host adapter, Troubleshooting:unable to read from disk, Check power and connections. see “drive won’t po, Does the host computer recognize the drive on th, Does the disk have a valid file system, If the disk does not have a valid file system, yo

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Chapter 3

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Operating the Disk Drive

Troubleshooting

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Problem

What to Do

Other SCSI
devices no longer
work when this disk
is installed

There is probably a conflict in SCSI IDs. Check ID
assignment

Refer to the instructions for your host adapter and review
installation of devices on the bus.

Unable to read from
a disk

Check power and connections. See “Drive won’t power on”
discussed previously in this table

Does the host computer recognize the drive on the bus? See
“Host system does not recognize the drive” discussed
previously in this table.

Does the host computer recognize the drive on the bus? See
“Host system does not recognize the drive” discussed
previously in this table.

Does the disk have a valid file system?

-If the disk does not have a valid file system,
you must format the disk (Windows 95, NT) or
do a media init (HP-UX). For other Unix
systems, refer to your System Administrator’s Guide to
prepare the disk.

Is write verify enabled to ensure that information is being
correctly written to the disk?

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