TITLE
    PCI-Based Power Macintosh: Issue with SCSI ID 5 (4/96)
Article ID:
Created:
Modified:
19309
2/6/96
04/18/96

TOPIC


    This article describes an issue affecting SCSI ID 5 on the following Power Macintosh series computers:

    Power Macintosh 7200/75
    Power Macintosh 7200/90
    Power Macintosh 8500/120
    Power Macintosh 9500/120
    Power Macintosh 9500/132


DISCUSSION


    On previous PCI-based  Power Macintosh computers, there was an issue affecting SCSI ID 5, which may cause the computer to lock-up or the light on the SCSI 5 device to remain on constantly. The symptoms were most apparent when using array software, a scanner (when scanning), or a CD-ROM drive (without a CD-ROM disc inserted).

    The issue was fixed in the SCSI Manager and was included in System 7.5.3. Newer PCI-based Power Macintosh computers which ship with System 7.5.3 should not have this problem, and previous PCI-based Power Macintosh computers can upgrade to System 7.5.3 by installing System 7.5 Update 2.0, which is available on the online services.

    These articles can help you locate the software update mentioned here:

    Ñ "Where To Find Apple Software Updates" - Lists online services for free Apple software updates.

    Ñ "Obtaining Apple Product Support in the USA" - Lists 800 numbers and online services for software updates, Apple support information, and a subset of the Apple Tech Info Library.


    Article Change History:

    18 Apr 1996 - Updated technical information.



Document Information
Product Area: Computers
Category: Power Macintosh
Sub Category: General Topics
Keywords: hts, kppc

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