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--- In emulatorII-list@yahoogroups.com, "trickstar303" <trickstar303@...> wrote:
>
> I have a Mac Classic running SoundDesigner with a CD-Rom drive
> attached. It used to work perfectly. A couple of months ago I moved
> my studio and yesterday I finally tried to set it all up again and
> now the Classic won't boot when the CD-Drive SCSI connector is
> attached! I get the question mark on the Mac's screen. When I
> remove the SCSI plug on the Mac it will boot up normally. I tried
> all SCSI ID settings on the drive and also have a SCSI termination
> plug plugged into the 2nd SCSI terminal on the drive. I verified
> the Extensions folder and the CD-driver is still there. 
> 
> Does anyone know why it's doing that? Am I missing something?

This most certainly points to a SCSI conflict and more specifically improper or failed termination. Double check your cables (including those inside your external SCSI CD enclosure), try another terminator, confirm with another external SCSI drive (Hard Disk, CD-Rom, Zip, Jaz, Syjet, etc). Best IDs to try blind are 4,5,6.

To check SCSI IDs on the Mac end, unplug all external SCSI cables/devices, boot your Mac and install SCSI Probe 3.5 found in this groups Mac file section. SCSI Probe will show you what IDs are already in use by your Mac, so set your external devices to something else.