Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2001 18:09:07 -0700 (PDT) From: Ed Alley <alley1@llnl.gov> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: pdxmax@dsl-only.net Subject: Re: CDROM on 2nd controller Message-ID: <200108040109.f74197F12602@jordan.llnl.gov>
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> Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2001 14:19:59 -0700 > From: Tabor Kelly <pdxmax@dsl-only.net> > Subject: Re: CDROM on 2nd controller > I also have a 2nd IDE controller unto which is hung a NEC CDROM changer > jumpered as "master". I set the BIOS to "2nd controller present = 1" -- > as opposed to the other choices of "none" or "2". When I boot the > machine, my 2 HDDs are detected, but I keep on getting "secondary HDC > failure". One thought: Make sure that the CDROM is plugged into the end plug of the 40-pin connection to your ribbon cable. If it is plugged into the middle plug with no other device on the end plug, spurious signals will be generated, like a SCSI device that is not terminated properly. Ed wea@llnl.gov To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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