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From: hojo@cbnewsl.att.com (HC Johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st.tech
Subject: Re: Connor SCSI drives and BMS Host Adaptor
Summary: try the BMS-200 upgrade
Message-ID: <1990Oct8.203715.11867@cbnewsl.att.com>
Date: 8 Oct 90 20:37:15 GMT
References: <34584@cup.portal.com>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
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In article <34584@cup.portal.com>, schuster@cup.portal.com (Michael Alan Schuster) writes:
> Is there a trick to using Connor SCSI drives on the Atari? A friend
> has the original Berkeley Microsystems ACST-to-SCSI host adaptor.
> He has used it directly with several SCSI drives, and with ST-506
> drives using an Adaptec controller. But all attempts to connect
> several Connor SCSI drives have failed ... formatting software
> consistently says the SCSI device does not exist. What's the problem?

You have a BMS-100 controller.  its Great, but not perfect.
Likely you will need the BMS-200 (a $75 upgrade).  Give them a call;
they are very knowlegable, and probably know just what is happening
with your Conner drive.

Howard Johnson
ATT BELL LABS
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