Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!comp.vuw.ac.nz!actrix!keith From: keith@actrix.gen.nz (Keith Stewart) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware Subject: Re: GVP HC+RAM Series II - Booting Message-ID: <1991Apr07.085615.2691@actrix.gen.nz> Date: 7 Apr 91 08:56:15 GMT References: Organization: Actrix Information Exchange, Wellington, New Zealand Lines: 51 Comment-To: jakester@dorsai.com In article jakester@dorsai.com (Jake Richter) writes: > Hi all, I'm VERY new to this so please be patient.... > > I have a question which I'm sorta Idly curious about... it doesnt cause me > any trouble, but it seems kinda strange... maybe someone can help... > > I recently upgraded my Amiga 2000 (quite old... bought in April of 1988) > from a 2090 and Miniscribe 20Meg to a GVP Series II HC+RAM (card only) and a > Quantum 52Meg Slimline. Now... the only experience I have with SCSI is with > my new PC-Clone at work. When booting it up, the machine goes through a > "SCSI Initialization" which takes approx 30 seconds. However, if I > warm-boot the machine, this initialization does not occur. > > Ok. Back to my Amiga. Upon powerup, the disk drive light flashes at low > intensity for about 45 seconds, then finally starts acting like its reading > from the drive and goes thru the boot sequence. No problem, I assume, > that's just the Initialization (could someone confirm this?). But.... > everytime I boot - cold, warm, whatever - the machine goes thru this > sequence. Is this right? In actuality, I'm not saving any time during my > boot sequence, even though the startup-sequence is running faster because > its on a HD instead of a floppy... > > Again, no big deal... its easy to live with..... but is it CORRECT??? > > Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! > > Jake > > // > ? I have a GVP Series II with 40 meg Quantum as well. In the instruction book it says if you donot have the maximum number of seven SCSI devices connected then you can set the "LAst LUN" flags of the RDB. With the Fastprep programme that came with the GVP when the ID is 0 set the Last LUN gadget so it shows a tick. This is in the manual installation programme part of FASTPREP. Its a good and fast controller I am pleased with it.