This is strange indeed.  You must have hit a bad batch of SCSI cards,
either that or there is a firmware issue with the SCSI cards themselves.

It might be good for you to post the part number of the SCSI cards and
the firmware revs of same.

Denys

-----Original Message-----
From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
Behalf Of Craig Lalley
Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 9:50 AM
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Subject: [HP3000-L] Help: Mod 20, SCSI cards

This is one for the records.

I was installing two Mod 20's this weekend on two (2) machines.

Install worked fine, but when I tried to boot from the primary, it
failed
miserably.

I did all the tricks, to no avail.

Luckily, the first SCSI card had a failure light and I replaced it.

BAM, without having to do another install the system booted from the
disc!
I.E. The SCSI card did the WRITE but could not boot/read from the drive.

OK, bad stff happens.

On to the second system.

No failure lights, Install succeeds, but will not see boot partion.
Hmmm, it's
was becoming a long day.   I checked the firmware and software revisions
(in
MAPPER), everything was ok.

So why not just try a new SCSI card?  We put in the new SCSI card and
viola,
the system boots, without having to do a re-install.  So the write
WORKED but
read/boot failed.

What's up?  Do old SCSI cards not work with the MOD 20's?

Has anyone seen this before?

I am posting this so others who may run into it.

TIA,

-Craig
EchoTech, Inc.
541-619-1678

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