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From: xrtnt@bethe.gsfc.nasa.gov (Nigel Tzeng)
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Subject: Re: 2 Quatum HD on 2091A
Keywords: In article <8129@fy.sei.cmu.edu> jol@sei.cmu.edu (Jun Lee) writes:
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In article <13359@mcdphx.phx.mcd.mot.com>, teroach!stan@phx.mcd.mot.com (Stan Fisher) writes...
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^I was told (first) that the new ROMs for the 2091 would fix this problem..
^I bought the new ROMs and tried two drives (doing a copy clone too) and 
^a ways into the copy it hung (same symptom you have and same one I'd had
^before the ROMs).  Then I heard about the reselection problem and I tried
^that, tuning off reselection for both drives and saving that to each drive.
^This doesn't wipe out the drive contents, the information is stored
^(apparently) in the rigid disk block (cyl 0,1) and doesn't effect the 
^current partition contents.  So far the drives havn't hung since I did
^that.. though I haven't done a full "copy all clone" yet. (mine used to hang
^during other activity too besides the copy all clone.) 
^ 
^My question is what the hell did I buy the Firmware update for?  That was
^$32 I could have used elsewhere!
^ 
^ 
^  Stan Fisher -  stan@teroach.phx.mcd.mot.com  -  asuvax!mcdphx!teroach!stan
^  Motorola Microcomputer Group, Tempe, Arizona   -      Voice (602) 438-3228
^  Call our User Group BBS "M.E.C.C.A." running SkyLine 1.31 @ (602) 893-0804

Could you post the chip numbers for the updated ROMs?  I have a 2091A that says
that it is a Rev 4.0 Modified (or Corrected I can't recall) and I'd like to 
check to see if I have the new roms.

For those of you that may be wondering: No I didn't fry the 2091A or the
Quantum with my idiocy last week.  I'd still like to know what the probable
failure paths may be since just because it works now doesn't mean I didn't
screw something up.

Thanks for any info,

NT

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