28 Jun 15 17:16, you wrote to me:   
      
    EV> This is an old message I'm using to write this reply to You.   
      
   i remember it...   
      
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    EV>> I see this extra device number show up once a week at least, when the   
    EV>> xp box is turned on.   
      
    EV>> I can't recall what name is shown along side #1.   
      
    ml>> try hitting your PAUSE key on your keyboard to freeze the display so   
    ml>> you can look at it and write it down...   
      
    EV> When I turned the XP box On this afternoon I saw the #1 entry appear   
    EV> between the #0 SyQuest SCSI Drive and the #7 SCSI Adapter Card lines   
    EV> when the Adapter was initializing.   
      
   this actually seems to be normal... my systems that use(s) SCSI controllers   
   and highspeed PATA interfaces (100+mb transfer) showed each connector as they   
   were tested to see if there was a drive connected to them...   
      
    EV> I used Hibernate when I turned the XP box Off last night.   
      
   that may be part of the difference... i don't know if there's anything special   
   that these cards should be told to do when the system is going to sleep or   
   into hibernation...   
      
    EV> I pressed the Pause Key, the #1 entry had the words  Drive Not Ready .   
      
   seems logical...   
      
    EV> The SCSI wire goes from the Adapter Card to the SyQuest Drive.   
      
   ok...   
      
    EV> There isn't any other SCSI device between the Adapter and the Drive,   
    EV> and the other connector on the Drive is unused.   
      
   sounds like there may be some dust or something across contacts somewhere that   
   may be conducting a little bit causing the card to take a closer look...   
      
    EV> That is why I get concerned when I see the extra entry showing up for   
    EV> a phantom drive.   
      
   there shouldn't be any reason for concern since you know there's only one card   
   and one drive connected to it...   
      
    EV> I looked in Device Settings for the SCSI Card Properties.   
      
    EV> It's called Advansys SCSI Host Adapter made by Advanced System Products   
      
    EV> Location: PCI Slot 3 (PCI bus 3, device 9, function 0)   
      
   looks pretty normal...   
      
    EV> Have You or Any Others in this echo seen Drive Not Ready when a SCSI   
    EV> Adapter is starting up, when there isn't any device using that SCSI   
    EV> Device Number?   
      
   my PATA and SATA systems appear to show all connections when booting up...   
   only those with drives attached get a name or ID printed beside them... the   
   others may say something about "not connected" or "not ready"... really   
   nothing to be concerned with as far as i can see ;)   
      
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