Why don't you just buy a used SCSI cable and swap it out and see if that is the problem. I think they are cheap parts
My .02c
>From: Brian Donaldson <[log in to unmask]>
>Date: 2008/04/10 Thu PM 07:42:05 CDT
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] 917LX Bootup Problem Revisited
>Yeah, Bill may be right.
>
>I have had some minimal success. i can now boot the system from the
>tape drive.
>
>When I booted from tape, at the ISL> prompt I ran ODE/MAPPER
>(a bit slow as it was reading it in from tape)
>
>MAPPER showed me everything configured correctly (including the two
>disc drives in the separate mini-tower) but did not recognize the two
>disc drives configured as ldev 1 & 2 (paths 52.6.0 and 52.1.0 respectively)
>that are in the main box.
>
>I replaced these two drives with two other 9 gb drives I had and the
>results were the same -- system does not see these drives (the scsi id's
>were the same as the originals) at all.
>
>If this scsi ribbon cable is bad, why does the system see the tape drive
>which is on the same scsi ribbon cable, but does not see the two disc
>drives on the same cable?
>
>Any other help is appreciated as always.
>
>Brian Donaldson.
>
>
>
>On Wed, 9 Apr 2008 10:48:50 -0400, Bill McChesney <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>>In these boxes, the flat ribbon cable can get nicked or damaged by
>>removing the disk bay--------check that to!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>
>>Bill
>>
>>Craig Lalley wrote:
>>> Scott Petersen <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Brina,
>>>
>>> I have a short memory, but the last time I saw something like this I was
>>> in the same position that you are. Very frustrated. It turned out to
>>> be an UNTERMINATED SCSI bus. I would check and double check that all of
>>> your single ended SCSI channels are terminated.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Brian,
>>>
>>> I agree with everything Scott said... I would also add...
>>>
>>> Look for bent pins on the SCSI cable.
>>>
>>> -Craig
>>>
>>>
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