Jarvis

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I need your help --

First of all, I have two 16GB 80MB/S IBM SCSI hard drives (Type: DGHS) and an HP RAID adapter, plus the SCSI cable with built-in terminator. The two drives have adaptors on them, allowing the 80-pin RAID adaptor to connect with the 68-pin drives. Now for the questions:

- I need to know where to place the jumpers (do they need to match on the drives and the adaptors? 0 and 1, or 1 and 2? Auto Power-ON?)

- When my system boots up, the RAID adaptor is recognized, but the drives are not. So, the problem is with A) The jumpers, B) the 68 to 80-pin adaptors or C) the IBM drives.

This is all connected internally.

Any suggestions? I can provide more info on the hardware if necessary. I am planning on running SUSE Linux, but that shouldn't be an issue as my problem occurs at boot.

Your help is appreciated!
-Robbie
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Jarvis

Help me!

Hello,

I'm new to this forum, and I have a quick question for those who can help! First of all, this is my hardware:

(1) HP NetRAID 1SI Level 1 Channel Controller
(2) IBM 18.2GB 80MB/sec Ultra2 SCSI 80pin Hard Drives

(1) DFI LANParty UT NF3 250GB S754 Motherboard
(1) AMD Athlon 64 2800+ Newcastle S754
(1) ATI FireGL X1-128 AGP 8x Video Card
(1) Samsung 512MB PC3200 DDR400 184PIN
...

Now, I have absolutely no idea how to set up my RAID/SCSI gear, and I'm working with SuSE Linux Professional 9.3 . I bought the SCSI drives and RAID controller from eBay, so I don't have manuals/cables. Can someone please tell me exactly which cables I need to pick up, and how to get everything working in Linux? Also, can I run a Seagate 160GB 7200RPM IDE hard drive alongside the RAID controller?

Please respond quickly, and thanks a lot for your help!!

Rob
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