Macintosh Plus: SCSI Hard Drive Recognition Problem



I have a Macintosh Plus, with an external SCSI hard drive that has worked
reliably for over a year. Suddenly the Macintosh won't recognize the
drive, though both the Macintosh Plus and hard drive work fine separately
(for example, using the hard drive with a Macintosh SE).

Most probably something has blown the IC on the hard drive's analog board
that controls the SCSI reset line. Since the Macintosh Plus (and the
Macintosh Portable) doesn't have SCSI termination power, this problem can
only be fixed by replacing the hard drive assembly.

Published Date: Feb 18, 2012