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Faulty Cable Halts System While Booting Up?

Ayman Altounji — Wed, 13 Dec 2000 00:00:00 GMT

When I connected the external 35/70 DLT tape drive to the on-board UW SCSI controller, no matter the tape drive was on or off, the system couldn't boot up and said a faulty SCSI cabel halts the system. It's a new cable and the only one can reach the drive with my setups. Any idea, besides changing cable? Thanks!!

Re: Faulty Cable Halts System While Booting Up?

Ayman Altounji — Mon, 18 Dec 2000 00:00:00 GMT

Is this a Compaq SCSI Cable ? if not , please obtain a Compaq external SCSI cable .

Re: Faulty Cable Halts System While Booting Up?

Ayman Altounji — Mon, 18 Dec 2000 00:00:01 GMT

Yes, it's the cable that comes with Compaq DLT drive. Since I am not on site right now, I can't give you the p/n of the cable. Thanks!! It did show the message with an error ID 17xxxx in front of it.

Re: Faulty Cable Halts System While Booting Up?

Ayman Altounji — Tue, 19 Dec 2000 00:00:00 GMT

Is there a cable on Port 1 of the embedded scsi (take off top panel, on mainboard). I have found that if there is a cable connected to this, it causes this error.

Re: Faulty Cable Halts System While Booting Up?

Ayman Altounji — Tue, 19 Dec 2000 00:00:01 GMT

Thanks tmucha When external devices are attached to the external SCSI Port 1 , all internal devices on the same port and the internal SCSI cable with terminator must be removed .

Re: Faulty Cable Halts System While Booting Up?

Ayman Altounji — Tue, 19 Dec 2000 00:00:00 GMT

I think the drive cage connects to POrt 1 by default as a boot device. I connected the external DLT drive to the external port of embedded SCSI controller. Thanks guys for the helpful hints.

Re: Faulty Cable Halts System While Booting Up?

Ayman Altounji — Tue, 19 Dec 2000 00:00:01 GMT

BTW, Roger H, when you said "removed" you mean the terminator or all the devices connected to it?