Scsiprobe

SCSIProbe is a Control Panel (cdev) useful for identifying and mounting devices connected to your SCSI bus. With SCSIProbe you can determine the device type, vendor, product and version for every device connected to your bus. SCSIProbe also includes a startup extension (INIT) that, when enabled, can mount volumes without having to access the cdev. SCSIProbe is System 7 compatible and balloon help is available for assistance. INSTALLING: To install SCSIProbe, simply drag the icon into your System Folder. To use SCSIProbe under System 6.x.x, select “Control Panel” from the Apple menu and select the SCSIProbe icon. Under 7.x.x, open the “Control Panels” folder (inside the System Folder) and double-click the SCSIProbe icon. Upon opening, SCSIProbe will display a list showing all available devices connected to your SCSI bus: If a device is detected at a particular SCSI ID but no information about that device is available, a “•” symbol signifying “No Data” will be shown in the Type column for that ID. To refresh the list to reflect any changes that may have occurred since SCSIProbe was opened, click the “Update” button (typing the letter “U” or hitting “Return” will have the same effect). It is also possible to reset the bus by holding down the option key, which will cause the “Update” button to change to “Reset”, and clicking the “Reset” button. NOTE: It is recommended to reset the bus only when a device does not appear to be responding correctly. To mount volumes to the desktop that are currently not mounted, click the “Mount” button (typing the letter “M” or hitting “Enter” will have the same effect). In order for SCSIProbe to mount a volume, it must first be displayed in the list. OPTIONS: SCSIProbe can mount volumes without having to access the cdev, close device drivers when ejecting removable media and mount volumes during startup. To enable any of these features, click the “Options…” button (or type the letter “O”). The following dialog will appear: MOUNTING To enable the Volume Mounting Init, click the top checkbox and enter a “Hot Key” sequence. A “Hot Key” can be any combination of modifier keys (Command, Option, Shift or Control) and another key. After closing this dialog with the “OK” button, anytime the “Hot Key” is typed SCSIProbe will scan the SCSI bus and attempt to mount volumes currently not mounted. EJECTING The second option, when enabled, will close device drivers when ejecting removable media (SyQuest, Bernoulli, etc.). By enabling this option, SCSIProbe will remove the driver associated with disk that was just ejected, freeing the SCSI ID for a new driver. When a new cartridge is inserted, the driver from that cartridge will be loaded into the available ID. This will insure that the correct driver always used for each cartridge. This option is useful when working with cartridges initialized with a variety of formatting utilities. If all cartridges you work with have been initialized by a single vendor's utility, this …