Macintosh Portable: Set Internal SCSI Drive to ID "0"


Why does the Macintosh Portable internal hard drive need to be set to SCSI
address "0"?

If the Macintosh Portable internal hard drive is set to a SCSI address
other than "0", the Portable CDEV does not operate properly. The hard
drive starts up, but the Portable CDEV does not display the "Minutes Until
Automatic Sleep" option for the hard drive, and the function is disabled.
This is like starting up the Macintosh Portable with no internal hard
drive.

Jumpers E1, E2, and E3 on the Conner drives are used to set the SCSI
address. They use a binary counting system with E1 the least significant
bit. No jumpers across E1, E2, and E3 (the factory setting) sets the
drive to SCSI address "0", which is the standard Conner SCSI ID system.


Published Date: Feb 18, 2012