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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!vic.news.telstra.net!act.news.telstra.net!psgrain!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in2.uu.net!news.sprintlink.net!new-news.sprintlink.net!gol2!pinboard.com!kurt Subject: Adaptec 1540b can't f Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc From: kurt@pinboard.com Date: Fri, 12 Apr 96 19:05:39 JST Message-ID: <8332-264458001@pinboard.com> Organization: PINBOARD - it's where you go for e-mail Lines: 23 --- Subj: Adaptec 1540b can't finis --- St> If my system has been up for more than a few minutes and St> needs to be rebooted then freebsd 2.1.0R can't find the St> scsi controller (an adaptec 1540b w/ 3.10 (1988) bios) St> I presume that the problem with the card has something St> to do with heat because after the machine cools for a St> while it will boot OK again, but I would like for some- Please try and replace your power supply. Even though I'm hardware engineer I can't give you an explanation, but I saw several cases where CD-ROMs or other devices could not be found if the machine was booted after it had been running for a couple of minutes. And usually it's the power supply. Kurt ... Kurt@pinboard.com / 12 Apr 96 14:05:56 (JST)