Desperate situation

[Anne Wilson]

On Saturday 11 February 2006 19:24, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
> Anne Wilson wrote:
> > <g>  Just how anomalous can you get?  This was two drives, same
> > manufacturer, same model number.  They did not work correctly when cabled
> > as the diagram on the drive label suggested, but did if I removed the
> > jumper on the master drive.  Crazy!
> >
> > Once upon a time I used to tell people that computers were logical.  I
> > don't risk my neck any longer <g>
> >
> > Anne
>
> I suspect that some drive manufacturers are not testing the
> master/slave jumper settings the way they should. This is
> especially true when they sell most of their drive to OEMs.
> They tend to use CS because it makes assembly simple.
>
> Anne, you may want to check to see if there is more then one
> "master with slave" or "slave" jumper configuration setting
> for your drives. They are not always listed on the drive label,
> but they usually listed in the quick start guide. It would not
> be the first time the listed settings work when using the drive
> with a CD-ROM, but not when using two drives. I have even run
> into a drive or two where the settings listed in the manual were
> different then the ones listed on the drive. The manual was
> updated, but the label on the drive was not.
>
> What you may have is two drives that are supposed to be the same,
> but were built in different places. It should not make any
> difference, but sometimes it does. Or you could have a pair of
> drives that work fine when they are both using CS, but not when
> using master/slave - at least not with the listed jumper settings.
>
It's a thought, Mikkel.  In the morning I'll check the manufacturer's website 
and see if there is a manual there.  Both the drives were bought as OEM, so 
there's no paperwork at all with them.

Anne
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