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This is really getting me down. The version 6 will let itself be formatted by Lido, but the drives don't work for anything than a small copy, either on the IIfx or the Quadra. Termination is on on the SCSI2SD; it's the only SCSI device. HD SC Setup will detect and attempt to initialise, but...

And 7.1 doesn't work either. Grrr. Time to format the SD card, go back to default settings. Why must it always be hard?

Hmm. And now when I try to install system 7.0.1 on my Quadra 700 onto the SCSI2SD v.6 it crashes when it tries to write the network control panel. 

Yes, it’s very fussy. Needs a particular external terminator and is meant to have an internal filter. Needless to say both bits are as rare as hen’s teeth, but there are also reports that newer SCSI devices’ internal termination works. I wonder what changed between SCSI2SD v5 to v6 as far as...

Finally got to installing my new SCSI2SD on the IIfx and...no dice. Could get drives to format with Lido, but writes more than a few on wouldn’t work. System 6.0.8 installer wouldn’t get past the first “writing Finder”, failing with a -36 error.    I found someone on Reddit saying v6 (which...

Thanks Mr F.    I’ve just ordered a SCSI2SD v 6 for the machine — given the difficulties of external drives I’m keen to have multiple volumes internally. System 6, System 7, A/UX if I can (although that might be interesting with its more direct relationship with hardware, but see how we go). ...

Oooops, wrong topic! I might be interested, but not the fortnight I paid for two recappings and a SCSI2SD!

Thanks Joe and Mr Fahrenheit. Sounds like an internal SCAI2SD should be fine. I wonder if putting a modern device with modern termination beyond the CD300 would work? But it sounds from your experience Mr F that internally is less problematic. I’ll certainly look into that RAM, although...

The latest: a repaired IIfx motherboard. I've had this for years, but just got recapamac.com.au to repair it. The live stream of him working on my board is here in case you have three and a half hours. The live stream ended in disappointment: it wouldn't boot, but it turns out the ROM chip was...

Congrats on the working 512 - shame about the drive, but honestly I find that these exotic hacked together mods from the early day seem to be so fragile as to barely be worth it. Cool if they work though. 

Congrats! Is this the one I saw recently advertised with the Pivot card in it? 

Compare, by the way, my own packing on my TAM (first picture, half way through the process) and the scanner I bought earlier this year which miraculously survived. 

A happy resolution for me, at least. My replacement 4/600 arrived in the mail today. Well packaged (padded bag, bubble wrap, all voids filled) and works like a charm. 600dpi from an SE/30. Unfortunately because of COVID the University doesn’t need hard copy submissions any more, so my major use...

Jeeze that’s depressing to see. Amazingly another LaserWriter 4/600 came up in Australia — I’ve bought it and the seller has been very careful with the packing. Fingers crossed!

Cheers, I’ll bear that in mind. I think it’s close enough to working that just a good clean might do the trick. See how we go. 

As a wise man said, there’s no cure for being a #$@!  

Final update for this evening: the paper feed seems to be getting worse. The exit rollers are only rolling intermittently, and it makes a bad noise. Think I need to take it apart and shake out all the broken plastic. It's working electrically, which I'll chalk up as a win. It also works with my...

and...kinda. With the always versatile MacTilt SE by Ergotron sitting on top to ensure the broken lid hinge engages the relevant sensor: it prints, kinda:   (boring essay question ahoy). the paper only comes out the back home (phrasing), not on top. But with the MacTilt there that might...

Right, a brief update: I asked for a full refund (in response to the seller’s offer of half back), he didn’t respond. I asked eBay to step in, they gave him five days and...boom, full refund. Now I feel morally able to turn the thing on. So far so good - it boots and a steady green light. No...

Something AppleTalk/network related? Extensions off? Different boot disks? RAM doubled or RAM disk? Mem check is before even flashing question mark floppy icon (assuming no boot disk), no?