Technical questions for the MPC2000xl and the MPC2000
By tyronejr Wed Jun 22, 2005 4:28 pm
im abt to order a few external zips on ebay! does it matter what the id number is in back of it some say 2-3 some say 5-6 which ones to get???????? :?
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By M.ic P.ro C.rusher Wed Jun 22, 2005 10:45 pm
tyronejr wrote:im abt to order a few external zips on ebay! does it matter what the id number is in back of it some say 2-3 some say 5-6 which ones to get???????? :?


Well, your MPC is automtically set at 6, so if you bought the 5/6, then it'd have to be set to 5. So if you're planning on getting a few of them, you could only use one 5/6 and two 3/4 maximum. But why do you need more than one (except to not have to keep on taking the disks in and out when you're moving files from one disk to the other)?
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By Krux Thu Jun 23, 2005 12:17 am
Damn, I didn't know about these ID numbers and I just ordered a scsi zip drive for my xl . Hope that shit works !
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By M.ic P.ro C.rusher Fri Jun 24, 2005 12:31 am
WDJ wrote:Damn, I didn't know about these ID numbers and I just ordered a scsi zip drive for my xl . Hope that **** works !


It should. Most of 'em are 5/6, so you just gotta set it to 5 'cause your mpc is 6. Also, you need to make sure you got the TERM switch set to on (unless you have more SCSI drives linked to it, then make sure its off).
Last edited by M.ic P.ro C.rusher on Fri Jun 24, 2005 9:54 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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By Lampdog Fri Jun 24, 2005 5:32 am
xl manual pg 189 - 190.

xl scsi id is 6.

please stop guessing and read.
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By dirtyrum Mon Jun 27, 2005 10:04 pm
Did the seller say that the drive worked with the MPC or did you just buy any drive?

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By 4dahaterz Mon Jun 27, 2005 11:55 pm
u can set the SCSI to whatever as long as they match each other... u can change the SCSI ID # on the back of the External Drive

unless its different with Zips cause i just have a hard drive and External CD Burner