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Hard drive – Apple Mac 8600 User Manual

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Troubleshooting

Symptom Charts/Hard Drive - 16

Hard Drive

Single internal hard

drive does not

operate; drive

doesn’t spin

1 Replace hard drive power cable.

2 Replace hard drive. If problem resolved, reinstall SCSI

device driver and system software.

3 Replace power supply.

No internal SCSI

drives operate (PM

8600/9600) or no

internal SCSI devices

on a single bus

operate (WS 9650)

1 Verify there are no duplicate SCSI device addresses on a

single SCSI bus. (Refer to Basics chapter for detailed

explanation of SCSI IDs used in WS 9650.)

2 Disconnect external SCSI devices and check for proper

termination. Only last device in SCSI chain should be

terminated.

3 Check internal SCSI devices for proper termination. In PM

8600 or 9600, last connector on Fast SCSI-2 cable attaches

to rear internal hard drive, which is terminated. In WS

9650, Fast SCSI-2 cable should have terminator on last

connector or last connector should be attached to terminated

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