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From: ilios@pro-graphics.cts.com (James Sibley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Hard Drive help..
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Date: 26 Sep 90 02:04:57 GMT
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Date: Tue, 25 Sep 90 21:03:52 EDT
From: ilios (James Sibley)
Subject: Hard Drive Help...

   Well, let's get right to the problem.  I have an Amiga 2500/030 with the
A2091 controller and 40 Meg Quantum standard.  I just added to the system a
Quantum 105 Meg HD.  I mounted it on the A2091 card and used a three pronged
SCSI cable to connect both drives to the board.  I used a Y-power cable to
enable me to connect both drives to the power supply.  It was a tight fit but
it did fit.  It was working o.k. until I attempted to copy files from the full
40 Meg drive to the new HD partition.  After completing several successful
transfers the HD light just stayed on while all disk activity ceased.  The
system also became unresponsive.  Upon warm reboot, it was proclaimed that the
partition I was trying to copy to had a read/write error.  The files that made
it before the crash were o.k. and the disk seemed otherwise fine.  That's
about it.
    So, what could the problem be, you ask.  Well, that's what I ask also.  Is
it the fact that both drives are hooked to the internal power supply by a
Y-splitter type cable?  Should the new HD be connected to the power jack that
is located on the A2091 card itself?  Is it a faulty HD?  Is it important to
maintain a certain order when connecting drives and card with the SCSI cable?
Am I losing my mind? (well, that's a given..)  I have been asking these
questions of myself but have not solved the problem.  It seems to occur only
when copying or transferring files between the two drives, and not
immediately, but rather after a few files have already made it.  
    Please help me.  If you have any vague idea of what might be wrong, or
even if you just want to laugh at my woes, please let me know...
                                *IlioS*
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