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<font face="Arial">I'm seeking an explanation and help to resolve a
problem I have with a "disappearing" HD. I have a G4 mirrored doors
drive, 10.3.x OS. I added two Maxtor 300GB HDs and a controller card
(ACard). I initialized (journeled) setting) both new drives. I
partitioned one to hold the OS and apps only (about 35 GB) and the rest
for storage. The second 300 GB is for storage and was not partitioned.
This is the disappearing HD. When I start up the computer, the HD
appears with its contents visible in an opened window. After working at
the computer for some time (and I haven't measured the threshold when
it does happen) that same HD icon disappears from the desktop. I
double click on one of the other HD icons to open a window and I see
all the HDs in the upper left pane. When I click on the (missing
desktop icon) that specific HD in the upper left pane nothing shows up
in the right pane. When I go to "About this Mac" in the Apple menu and
click more info, click on SCSI, I see all the HDs connected and
designated with SCSI. However the missing one has changed in name,
model, and size. It's now Maxtor Falcon with 2 TB. Maxtor does not
make any TB HDs but it does have a model called Falcon, which is about
120 GB. I have re-initialized this HD twice without any success to
resolving the problem. Also after restarting the machine I get a
message dialog box indicating that there's an unknown HD and do I want
to click "initialize", "cancel", or "eject". I click cancel. That
specific HD does not show up on the desktop and "About this Mac" shows
it as a Maxtor Falcon with 2 TB and nothing in it.<br>
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How can I stabilize this HD? Could it be the kind of cable connecting
HD to the ACard. I received two cables with the Maxtor HDs and I
received a cable with the ACard. I used one Maxtor and one from ACard
due to HD placement and lengths of the cables. Could this be the source
of the problem?<br>
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Thanks,<br>
Rob<br>
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