More SCSI trouble

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Wilier

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Amd Athlon 750@950
Abit KT7 Raid
Crucial pc133 sdram, 768 mb
IBM 15 gig hdd
fujitsu 6 gig hdd
Compaq 34 gig scsi hdd
GF2 mx400
Hitatchi dvd
LG cdr/rw
Adaptec aha2940 SCSI Adapter
Intel 10/100 pci network card
pci firewire adapter
Creative soundblaster 128.

Windows XP Pro
Latest 4 in 1 drivers
Latest bios update
Nvidia 21.83 dets.

I have a new 10krpm Compaq 80pin scsi hdd attached to an old Adaptec AHA2940 scsi adapter via an 80 to 50 pin adapter.

The drive has been recognised and assigned a number, low level formatted and verified and then formatted again to NTFS in XP storage manager.

Hardware manager says everything is fine.

But, (there had to be a but ) when I attempted to write to the drive ie. install software on it, XP gave me a "cyclic redundancy error" or something. (cant remember exactly) I assumed it must be the software so I tried to install something else. No problems, installed OK, until just after completing, when a little yellow tringle popped into the system tray telling me that there were errors with certain files from the install were corrupt. Then said something about checking my network and cable connections. :confused:

Im wondering whether this has anything to do with the adapter Ive fitted to the drive. Could it be borking the flow of data between the card and the drive (I know, Im clutching at starws here)

Any ideas would be appreciated.
 
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Wilier

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OK, Ive got a bit more info.

Today I attempted to install Age of Empires (for no paticular reason) and it went on, and works, no trouble.

Tried Half Life and then GTA3 (all origional copies btw) and neither work.

Checked through the Error logs and came up with this. Does it help at all??

diskerr1.jpg


diskerr2.jpg
 
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Summo

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According to this, "ATA66 DMA transfer mode is not supported for the onboard IDE controller" which isn't a lot of help as we're talking SCSI. You might also want to look here for similar errors.

Are you sure that disk isn't knackered?
 
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Testin da Cable

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no! NO! it was uuuh other people!! aye! not me!
 
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Wilier

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Originally posted by Testin da Cable
and termination. check it.
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OK, checked the Compaq site, and it says that the drives have active termination de[/d]activated!! Needs me to bridge a jumper but I canne find the fecker.:(

Hey TdC, welcome back m8, missed ya. Your the only one with any sensible answers (which is a scary prospect), not like that Scots git Laz. :p
 
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~Lazarus~

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Check the HP site.

It tells you how to do it.

summary is :

Remove the HDD from the casing.
Revolve around 180 degrees
and SHOVE it where the sun dont shine
 
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Testin da Cable

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Originally posted by Wilier

Hey TdC, welcome back m8, missed ya. Your the only one with any sensible answers (which is a scary prospect), not like that Scots git Laz. :p
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j00 wub meh!! Hehe thanks Wilier, I've been away on a [hums theme from twilight zone] HP/Compaq course. Not about drives though ;) As I'm half-scots I must say that the method Laz describes is indeed the 'approved' way of bridging jumpers.....when utterly pished on single malts. There's a course for that I hear ;)
 
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~Lazarus~

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where abouts was the training TDC?
Holland ? Scotland ? Barbadoes?
 
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Testin da Cable

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it was in vianen [close to utrecht - no, I didn't do yer car!] and was an introduction to Tandem [now HP, before compaq] nonstop-servers.
I swear, next time I'll pick a course somewhere nice and tropical heh.
 
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Wilier

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Originally posted by ~Lazarus~
Check the HP site.

It tells you how to do it.

summary is :

Remove the HDD from the casing.
Revolve around 180 degrees
and SHOVE it where the sun dont shine
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got me.

I actually thought you were going to be helpfull for a minute then.:rolleyes:

Glad to see I wasnt dissapointed.
 
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~Lazarus~

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Originally posted by Wilier


got me.

I actually thought you were going to be helpfull for a minute then.:rolleyes:

Glad to see I wasnt dissapointed.
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/me goes to try and find Wiliers missing sense of humour
 
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Testin da Cable

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now then lads/ I advocate at least five pints....on top of the usual. Did it for meh :)
 
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Wilier

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Originally posted by Testin da Cable
now then lads/ I advocate at least five pints....on top of the usual. Did it for meh :)
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Its ok, weve had a hug and shared a pint or two. Kind of;)

Im going away tnite for a couple of days in a cottage near Oswestry, so Ill have plent of liquid refreshment while there. Hmmmm wonder if Mrs Will would mind me taking the lappy?
 
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~Lazarus~

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Is Mrs Will going too??

If so - why you taking the lappy? Get jiggy with it.

If she isnt, dont tell her you are taking it ;)
 
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Wilier

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Originally posted by ~Lazarus~
Jiggy Juice :p
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:D

Yes she is going, but so are the kids, and were going to stay with her parents..............
 
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