Periodic Transfer Failures; Sampler Is Recognized But Does Not Transfer Reliably - Sony Pro 10 User Manual

Periodic transfer failures

Messages such as "The SCSI Device is not responding" or "A problem was encountered while transferring the sample" may indicate a
problem with a SCSI bus.
1.
From the Tools menu, choose Sampler. The Sampler dialog is displayed.
2.
Click Configure. The Sampler Configuration dialog is displayed.
3.
Repeat the selection of the SCSI host. This causes a series of SCSI commands to be executed that may settle the bus.
If the problem persists, power down and restart all equipment.

Sampler is recognized but does not transfer reliably

The following items are possible causes of unreliable SCSI transfers.
Synchronous transfer mode
Select samplers (the Kurzweil K2000 among them) do not operate properly if there is a SCSI device set to synchronous transfer mode on
the same SCSI chain. SCSI hard drives and CD-ROMs or DVD-ROMs often have the option of using a synchronous transfer mode. If there
is a host versus device synchronous transfer option, select the host option. Refer to the SCSI device's documentation for more
information.
SCSI termination
If the SCSI chain is not properly terminated, unreliable SCSI transfers may be experienced. Refer to the SCSI card and SCSI device
documentation for more information.
Long or faulty SCSI cables
SCSI cables that are very long or not properly shielded may not operate reliably. In addition, do not use cables that are not certified SCSI
cables.
Adaptec 1540/1542CF does not recognize a sampler
If the Adaptec 1540/1542CF does not recognize the sampler, a change may be required in the configuration of the Adaptec controller.
Some samplers do not operate when the Reset SCSI Bus at Power-On option of the Adaptec controller is turned on. This is the default
operation for the 1540/1542CF and must be turned off to allow the system to work with the sampler.
Note:
Turning off the Reset SCSI Bus at Power-On option may keep other devices on the SCSI chain from resetting correctly when using
the system's soft boot feature. Other systems may freeze temporarily. To guarantee that devices are reset when rebooting with this option
turned off, use the system's reset button or power-down and up to reset the system.
SCSI/SMDI-compatible menu is not displayed under Windows 98SE and Windows Me
Verify proper SCSI termination and check for multiple devices on the SCSI chain using the same SCSI ID. If this fails to solve the problem,
Adaptec SCSI card users may need to update the system's mini-port drivers. Adaptec has a series of updated mini-port drivers available
for Windows 98SE and Windows Me on the Web.
After you download the file, you must create a temporary directory or folder on the system and run the WIN95MPD.EXE program. Follow
the directions in the readme.txt file to update the drivers for the Adaptec SCSI card.
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