Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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It is almost embarrassing to confess that I have never tried a SCSI setup. In this video, I document my journey of setting up a 1GB SCSI hard drive from Seagate and a Plextor SCSI CD-ROM using an Adaptec AHA-1542CF. It is safe to say that it is going to be a bumpy ride!

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00:00 Seagate ST41200N 94601-12G
05:10 First Power On
06:05 Plextor PX-12TSi
07:12 Adaptec AHA-1542CF
11:47 Brilliant
12:36 Test System: M396F v2.6
13:12 Orchid Technology ProDesigner IIS
13:38 Setup SCSI system
15:55 Trying to access the drive
17:22 Remove the "Start Unit Command" jumper
21:18 The unexpected fix
22:48 Exploring the "Start Command" and verifying the media
27:17 First access to drive C
29:57 Adaptec EZ-SCSI installation
35:51 Conclusion