MPC 3000 & SCSI issues

I'm having with a MPC 3000LE reading A SCSI zip 100 drive. Everything is connected properly the MPC doesn't recognize. The very first time I plugged it in it recognized and I attempting format a zip disk. There was a format failure and hasn't recognized the zip drive since. Would be safe to say there's a problem with the drive and should look into getting another one.

try a new disk and format it. make sure you turn on the zip before the 3000.

infinyte12 wrote:I'm having with a MPC 3000LE reading A SCSI zip 100 drive. Everything is connected properly the MPC doesn't recognize. The very first time I plugged it in it recognized and I attempting format a zip disk. There was a format failure and hasn't recognized the zip drive since. Would be safe to say there's a problem with the drive and should look into getting another one.

1: Power disconnected from the SCSI ZIP100 drive.
2: SCSI ZIP100 ID set to 5.
3: SCSI ZIP100 termination set to ON or ENABLED.
4: Power off to the MPC3000.
5: Connect SCSI ZIP100 with inserted 100 meg cart to the MPC3000 SCSI port.
6: Connect power to the SCSI ZIP100 and wait for it to come alive.
7: Power on the MPC3000.
8: Once the MPC3000 has booted, press DISK and then goto the COPY/FORMAT/OTHER menu.
9: FORMAT the SCSI DISK.

If still having problems try the above process by booting a floppy disk containing version 3.16 of the MPC3000/MPC3000LE operating system.

OS 3.16 contains extra disk re-set code.

http://www.mpc3000.com/updated_os.htm for more info.

You could also try connecting a different type of SCSI drive to your MPC3000 too in an effort to verify that all is working properly.

Rohan.

I've been doing a little research and I have found out about the click of death with some zip drives does anybody anything about it