MPC 2000Xl Scsi problem

Waddup ya'll? I hope somebody can help me out on this one.

Last saturday I had a studio session and I had to bring my MPC 2000XL and my Omega Zip drive to the studio. Before I left, I checked if everything was working and sh!t, make sure I took the right zip disk. Everything was proper. Got to the studio, sh!t didn't work. MPC didn't recognize Scsi 5 and gave question marks at the bottom. And I didn't change any settings, not on the MPC nor the Zipdrive. Connected another zipdrive to the cable, same error. Reloaded the OS, to no avail.

Is anybody in here familiar with this problem and does this mean my MPC 2000 XL is f@cked up or do I need to get another scsi cable? I heard it's very hard to find scsi cables with 50 pins on one and 25 on the other.

Holla back please, cause I'm dying slowly in here!!!!

havent heard of it before, but i do know, u can find the cables on ebay for the low.... as a matter of fact, here is the link:
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what does the SCSI number read on the back of your ZIP drive, make sure its the same as the one you are trying to load up with... u could have made a mistake and changed it while u were transferring your stuff from studio to studio

Thanx for your reply. Do they ship these scsi's to The Netherlands too?
I'm not from the U.S. though.

Have you tried another Zip Disk yet? the ??? marks mean that it's sort of communicating with the drive. You should also double check the settings on the drive SCSI Id should be on 5 and the Term switch should be on sometimes when moving your drive these can be "bumped" and changed

Check the pins on the end of the 50 pin side and make sure none of them are bent (they bend really easy).
When trying to solve a SCSI issue, you have to replace the items in your SCSI chain. Check it with a different cable and if that doesn't work, try a different Zip Drive. If that doesn't work it may be the MPC.

4dahaterz wrote:what does the SCSI number read on the back of your ZIP drive, make sure its the same as the one you are trying to load up with... u could have made a mistake and changed it while u were transferring your stuff from studio to studio

I know what you mean. The Omega has either 5 or 6 as identity. Since the MPC's identity is #6, the Zip need to be switched on #5. Like I said, I didn't change the settings on my way to the studio or before I left. If it ain't broke, don't try to fix is. But now it seems I do have to fix some stuff.