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From: brian@anorak.coverform.lan (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Problem with NCR 53c810 PCI SCSI
Date: 23 Oct 1996 00:12:59 +0100
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In article <54g4g0$t45@nntp.hut.fi>,
	kja2@cc.hut.fi (Kari T Jokiranta) writes:

: The SCSI disks are on a separate minitower, connected with an external
: SCSI-2 cable to the controller.
: 
: So, where can I look for the error before I take the controller back
: to the store where I bought it?

I'd be fairly sure that you've got a cableing problem - or that the
SCSI card isn't seated properly.  One of my machines has a motherboard
that moves when you plug a card into it - it's easy to half-plug !

-- 
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
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Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....
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