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From: bach%USCN.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu (BitNet Users Of Southern Tech)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: RE: Drive Troubles
Message-ID: <22529@louie.udel.EDU>
Date: 25 Aug 89 20:54:33 GMT
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Well, I'm happy to report that the problems with my drive have finally
been solved.  I don't know what happened to it, other than the system was
confused, but the fix was to take my Seagate 277n drive out of my A2500
and hook it up to a Trump controller card.  Once the drive was
formatted on the Trump card it worked perfectly on my machine.  I don't
know why Prep and format couldn't handle the drive.  It appears that it
is possible to confuse Prep so much that it won't format a good drive.
So if you start seeing Device not Preped and your sure the hardware is good
try hooking the drive up to another controller.  It just might fix your problems

Shawn Hayes
   Bach@Uscn.edu

PS:  Did the guy who was making a modified Low-level format program for
the 2090A controller ever get it donee?  I'd like to try different interleave
values on my drive if possible.