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From: michaelv@MindBender.HeadCandy.com (Michael L. VanLoon)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: 2940/Opti/Quantum Grand Prix 7200RPM
Followup-To: comp.periphs.scsi,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Date: 09 Sep 1995 02:35:01 GMT
Organization: HeadCandy Associates... Sweets for the lobes.
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References: <42pojt$1ho@trauma.rn.com> <DELJqt.3zH@ritz.mordor.com>
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In-reply-to: ritz@ritz.mordor.com's message of Fri, 8 Sep 1995 17:11:16 GMT
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In article <DELJqt.3zH@ritz.mordor.com> ritz@ritz.mordor.com (Chris Mauritz) writes:

   Larry Snyder (larry@rn.com) wrote:
   : My Quantum drive won't run reliable at 10mhz with sync transfers
   : enabled

   : the machine is a 100 mhz Opti Pentium with a 2940.  From time to time with
   : the 10mhz rate enabled with sync operation - the SCSI buss will lock up solid.

   You sure seem to be having an inordinate amount of problems with your
   box.  Are you certain that the mboard or scsi controller is working
   correctly?

The first place I would check is to make sure you have good cabling
and proper termination.

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  Michael L. VanLoon                                 michaelv@HeadCandy.com
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