Identifying
and
Solving Problems 7-5
• A drive ribbon cable connector is
inserted
in
its
drive
or
motherboard
connector(s) improperly (see
Chapter
6, "Installing
Optional Storage Devices
").
• A drive is
not
connected to power,
or
the
power supply is
overloaded (see
Chapter
6).
• A drive ID
or
unit
number
jumper
is
set
incorrectly (see
Chapter
6).
• A drive controller board is
not
fully
seated
in
its slot (see
Chapter
5, "Installing Expansion Boards").
•
The
device chain is
not
terminated
correctly (SCSI drive
systems).
• A
hard
drive
takes
too long to
spin
up
to working speed.
• A drive
or
controller board
has
the
wrong ROM version.
• A drive ribbon cable is faulty.
• A drive
is
faulty.
For
solutions to these problems, also check:
• Sections on disk use
in
Using the
Amiga
Workbench
•
The
Amiga
Hard Drive User's Guide
•
The
drive's
user
manual
Installation and Maintenance Problems
Installation
problems
are
most likely to
appear
after you have
added
a
new
drive
or
other
hardware
item
to
the
system.
If
you
have
a
problem
after
installing additional
hardware,
remove
the
new
item
and
see
if
the
problem disappears.
If
it
does, you know
the
problem
is
in
that
item
or
its
installation. Repeat
the
installation, following
the
hardware
manufacturer's
installation
instructions carefully.
If
you
have
several expansion devices,
the
problem
may
be
an
interaction
between two
or
more items
that
by
themselves work
properly.
Try
running
your system
with
different combinations
of
expansion devices to isolate
the
offending items.
If
the
item
requires
its
own software, consider different settings
the
software
may
offer.
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