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From: dlyons@Apple.COM (David Lyons)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: A few questions...
Message-ID: <33980@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 14 Aug 89 17:49:04 GMT
References: <8908130803.AA29921@trout.nosc.mil>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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In article <8908130803.AA29921@trout.nosc.mil> tomp@pro-party.cts.com (Tom Pierce) writes:
>[...]
>  5.  Is it the Apple CARDS or DRIVES that have to be powered up for
>      thirty seconds before the cpu??  Bob Lindabury wrote that "the
>      Apple SCSI "**"drive"**" requires that you have the drive
>      powered up for 30 seconds before the computer."  [ stuff about
>      ProLine reboot zapped. ] If the power went out & came back on
>      "with the Apple "**"card"**" it'd be stuck" until somebody came
>      in to fix it.  See, once he says drive & once he says card, Bob
>      (or ANYBODY) please straiten me out!! (not direct quotes-but
>      close)

It's the Apple SCSI card that requires any drives connected to it (whether
they're Apple drives or not) to be ready when it checks for them when the
card is powered up.  If a drive isn't there to say Hello when the card first
looks, the card doesn't know the drive exists.

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