SCSI Probelms...Need Help Please !

[Eliminator]

I have a Seagate Cheeath SCSI HDD. My problem is that when I try to boot my computer with the SCSI plugged in, nothing happens, and I mean nothing. No CPU or PSU fans spin at all. I think I can hear the PSU actually shut itself off, but I'm not to sure.

My question is: How do you know if the HDD is bad or the Adapter is bad?


Thanks in advance !

[MrX]

Could be Scsi ID assigned to more than 1 device. FSB is also high. Can your adaptor handle the high PCI? Does it work with the adaptor plugged in and the HDD plugged in? or can you get into the scsi bios with the HDD unplugged?

[Eliminator]

I should have mentioned that this is not on an overclocked system. And I should have also stated that the SCSI Utility does appear when the BIOS begins to load. Therefore, I'm thinking that the controller is fine, and for some reason my HDD is shorting out. The controller is an Adaptec 2940 SCSI2 U2W which cost me $195 in April of 2000.

Also, I have had the combination working for a couple of years on another system. For some reason, the HDD causes the same problem to all my other backup systems. I have never had any kind of HDD, IDE or SCSI, crash on me before. This is why I'm at a total loss.

Have any clue?

Thanks again

[Ridenow]

My thought is to take the hard drive out and boot with just the controller. You should get a drive not found message, but it should stay powered up. If that is what happens, I think your drive is bad. I have seen drives do that. I have also seen cables short out and cause that kind of problem. Check your power cables and data cables.

[Eliminator]

It did say drive not found.

Also, if the HDD is the only thing plugged in (I don't even have cables hooked up), my PSU and cpu fans don't spin at all. I've tried this on 2 different computers.

Thanks for the replies.

Looks like my $550 HDD took a turn for the worst :(

[Eliminator]

Good News and Bad.

Bad News: I took my hdd to a data recovery specialist. They tested it out for free. The guy said the hdd made his system short out...Really? No kiddin' haha! He said it was an internal problem and could cost up to $500+ to get any saved data back.

Good News: I checked Seagate's website and it's covered under warranty. They will ship me a new hdd.....suuurrrre it is. :rolleyes:

What a pain in the neck. I hope Seagate returns their warranty products in a timely manner.

[Ridenow]

I have done a Seagate warrenty before. It took a few days, but not bad on the wait.