Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!psuvax1!psuvm!ims103 From: IMS103@PSUVM.BITNET (Ian Matthew Smith) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Quantum ProDrive from Abel Message-ID: <90024.092324IMS103@PSUVM.BITNET> Date: 24 Jan 90 14:23:24 GMT References: <4975@sugar.hackercorp.com> Organization: Penn State University Lines: 40 In article <4975@sugar.hackercorp.com>, karl@sugar.hackercorp.com writes: >Well, I too bought a Quantum 105 MB 3.5" SCSI ProDrive from Abel for $721. Got mine for $699. >It arrived the next day. > >I had forgotten how many problems others had had with Abel. I also orderd a 105 Quantum from Abel. They said it was back orderd and they would get them in two days. I *got* the drive in two days. >Anyway, the drive came in an anti-static package, inside one of this thick >paper bags, inside a box full of styrofoam peanuts -- with no documentation >of any kind and no cable. This significatly adds to the complexity of the >problem of getting one working. Same exact problem. No manuals, no cables. Luckily my friend found the cable I needed from a trashed Apple printer. >I scooped up all the necessary information, fortunately, but the prep command >would just hang (A2090 controller). Finally I discovered that the drive was >strapped to be SCSI drive 6. After strapping it for drive 0 instead, it >worked. > >I just thought I'd post this so others would not think this was a totally easy >thing to do -- it wasn't, and it might be worth some extra $$ to a store or >something to get the thing and get it installed and working. I bought a A2091 and thought I would have a hard time setting it up. Nope. I plugged the drive in. Turned on the computer and followed the very clear instructions in the manual and had it up and formatting in 10 minutes. (I did have several problems later but they were all user stupidity errors) I did some Diskperf tests and I got 650K per second off the HD. I would recomend the A2091. I have my drive mounted right on the card. Works great! Ian Smith