ZIP DRIVE PROBLEMS!!!!!! HELP!!!!!!!

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ZIP DRIVE PROBLEMS!!!!!! HELP!!!!!!!

By Philly Stress Wed Feb 16, 2005 9:24 pm
My MPC 3k won't pick on my Zip Drive ( 250mb SCSI true SCSI).For Some
Reason it won't format it keep saying "No SCSI Found" Even though I connected them before I cut them on. Some one old me that the SCSI fuse
might be blown. How so I know for sure that that's the case???

By mpc3000le Thu Feb 17, 2005 5:42 am
1: If you have some other SCSI capable host devices like a computer or sampler, then try checking your ZIP drive functionality by hooking it up to one of them.

If it works with them then the ZIP is possibly ok.

2: If you have another SCSI drive then try hooking it up to your MPC3000.

If the other SCSI drive works then your MPC3000 is possibly ok.

There are some instances where parts of the SCSI board can fail and cause a connectivity malfunction with certain devices.

IE: A card reader may work but a ZIP drive kight not.

The MPC3000 SCSI board "is fused" but it's a little more complex than just one single user swappable fuse.

3: Disconnect and reconnect/reseat all ribbon cables that meet the SCSI board in your MPC3000. Maybe one of them has come loose.

4: Do check that everything is connected properly, terminated etc. Some times it's easy to forget the small stuff.

Rohan.
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By Philly Stress Sat Feb 19, 2005 7:33 am
mpc3000le wrote:1: If you have some other SCSI capable host devices like a computer or sampler, then try checking your ZIP drive functionality by hooking it up to one of them.

Nope ,Don't Have any onther SCSI Gear

If it works with them then the ZIP is possibly ok.

2: If you have another SCSI drive then try hooking it up to your MPC3000.

If the other SCSI drive works then your MPC3000 is possibly ok.

There are some instances where parts of the SCSI board can fail and cause a connectivity malfunction with certain devices.

IE: A card reader may work but a ZIP drive kight not.

The MPC3000 SCSI board "is fused" but it's a little more complex than just one single user swappable fuse.

3: Disconnect and reconnect/reseat all ribbon cables that meet the SCSI board in your MPC3000. Maybe one of them has come loose.
How??? By opening The MPC 3000???

4: Do check that everything is connected properly, terminated etc. Some times it's easy to forget the small stuff.
What do you mean by Properly Terminated?? What do y mean By small Stuff??

Rohan.

By mpc3000le Sun Feb 20, 2005 4:37 am
OK... Seeing as you messed up ( by accident ) the quote reply system so as to make your response almost unreadable I'll take the liberty of editing your response.

To point 1 you said:

"Nope ,Don't Have any onther SCSI Gear"

Hmmm...that will make error checking by alternate connectivity scenarios quite difficult to achieve then.

To point 2:

You didn't write anything.

So I won't either.

To point 3 you said:

"How??? By opening The MPC 3000???".

Yep... open her up and check things out if you're up to performing that kind of task.

To point 4 you said:

"What do you mean by Properly Terminated?? What do y mean By small Stuff??"

Basic SCSI and connection stuff 101.

IE: If your ZIP drive is the only device connected to your MPC3000 SCSI port then make certain it's "TERMINATION" switch is set to ON prior to powering everything up.

Still no joy ?

Let us know.

Rohan.
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No Joy!!

By Philly Stress Sun Feb 20, 2005 3:04 pm
mpc3000le wrote:OK... Seeing as you messed up ( by accident ) the quote reply system so as to make your response almost unreadable I'll take the liberty of editing your response.

To point 1 you said:

"Nope ,Don't Have any onther SCSI Gear"

Hmmm...that will make error checking by alternate connectivity scenarios quite difficult to achieve then.

To point 2:

You didn't write anything.

So I won't either.

To point 3 you said:

"How??? By opening The MPC 3000???".

Yep... open her up and check things out if you're up to performing that kind of task.

To point 4 you said:

"What do you mean by Properly Terminated?? What do y mean By small Stuff??"

Basic SCSI and connection stuff 101.

IE: If your ZIP drive is the only device connected to your MPC3000 SCSI port then make certain it's "TERMINATION" switch is set to ON prior to powering everything up.

Still no joy ?

Let us know.

Rohan.



Still no Joy!! Now here are some direct Questions:

1.Besides the above what could be wrong with the SCSI??

2. What are the Risk in opening up My MPC 3000 &, once she's open what
will I be looking for??

3.How do I open her up meaning which screws need to be losened??

4.Which side of the Zip Drive should be connnect to the MPC?? The Side
that says Zip or the side that say G???



Is there any thing I'm Missing that you can see???

By elmacaco Sun Feb 20, 2005 7:10 pm
It's the port on the left. DO you have switches on the back? you should have 2, a termination switch and a scsi ID switch (5 or 6)

Turn your zip on first, then your mpc.

What are the correct setting???

By Phillystress Mon Feb 21, 2005 12:04 pm
elmacaco wrote:It's the port on the left. DO you have switches on the back? you should have 2, a termination switch and a scsi ID switch (5 or 6)

Turn your zip on first, then your mpc.



Yes, It doe have 2 switches on the back, Scsi ID(5 or 6) & Termination On & off. What are the correct settings??

By mpc3000le Wed Feb 23, 2005 10:50 pm
If the ZIP is your only connected SCSI device then: ID 5 or 6 can be selected.

As for the termination setting: Enable it / Place it in the ON position.

Make sure these settings are made prior to connecting and powering up the zip drive.

Rohan.
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By redgreenz Fri Mar 04, 2005 4:06 pm
It's not the termination or the SCSI ZIP drive that's causing the problem. What you need to do is this:

1. Go to midicase.com and download the MPC editor
2. Connect your SCSI ZIP to your computer
3. Open the MPC Editor and select "Windows Formatter"
4. Select your SCSI ZIP drive as the drive to format
5. Connect your SCSI ZIP back to your MPC and it should be able to read it.

ZIP drives MUST be Akai formatted before the MPC-60 or the 3000 will detect it. I had the same problem last month with my MPC-60. In the off chance that you don't have a SCSI card in your computer, you may want to think about investing in an internal ZIP250 drive. They're pretty cheap on ebay. Let us know.

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