SCSI QUESTION

i just bought another used zip drive as a back up, it powers up fine but nothing happens when you hook it up to the mpc2000 (not xl). problem is i plugged my old zip back in after and now that doesn't load up either, it worked perfectly before. i get "SCSI not ready" messages. have i blown my SCSI fuse again? i did that once b4 and it took 5 weeks for some place in san jose cali to fix it? input sorely needed, thanks....

You should only plug and unplug scsi devices with the MPC power OFF.
Turn on the SCSI device before you turn on the MPC.
Turn off the MPC first and SCSI devices last.

DO NOT UNPLUG/PLUG IN SCSI when its turned on. OR THE FUSE WILL **** UP.

i read that somewhere.

can anyone tell me what the scsi connection is like. like does it unplug easily? cos that would break the fuse or some shit.
im thinkin of gettin a hard drive or somethin for more storage

You should always have everything powered down before you plug anything up. The SCSI plug is easy to connect and disconnect. SCSI HD is good for me. I also got a SCSI CDrom.

yeah i did have the power on the mpc2000 was turned off when i was changing out the zip drives. good point, but when i plugged the extra drive in and started up the mpc the screen was just flickering, it didn't look good. then i pulled my oldone back in a dn i got error messages.
anymo input....keeep um coiming trhanks

sounds like you def blew a fuze.

have you got the temination on the back of the zip drive on that had me skrachin my head 4 a bit

yeah termination is on. i took it to the shop today so hopefully it won't take too long.
thanks all for yer help.