Xref: utzoo comp.sys.atari.st:37382 comp.sys.atari.st.tech:2054 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!caen!ox.com!yale!quasi-eli!cs.yale.edu!fischer-michael From: fischer-michael@cs.yale.edu (Michael Fischer) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st,comp.sys.atari.st.tech Subject: Re: Supra HD utilities..I need 'em! Message-ID: <30216@cs.yale.edu> Date: 19 Apr 91 17:52:48 GMT References: <1991Apr16.234953.4088@vax5.cit.cornell.edu> Sender: news@cs.yale.edu Followup-To: comp.sys.atari.st Distribution: comp Organization: Yale University Computer Science Dept., New Haven, CT 06520-2158 Lines: 22 Nntp-Posting-Host: ginkgo.theory.cs.yale.edu Originator: fischer@ginkgo.CS.Yale.Edu In article <1991Apr16.234953.4088@vax5.cit.cornell.edu> reyy@vax5.cit.cornell.edu writes: >I think my problem is that I need a copy of the utilities >that go with the hard drive (i.e. Supra's utilities). But >neither my friend nor I have them. (is this assumption >correct? i.e., I can't use non-Supra utilities on a Supra >drive? I tried HDX and no-go.) You should be able to use any utilities, including HDX. However, you will have to tell HDX the parameters of the drive (#heads, cylinders, sectors, etc.) in order to format the drive properly. Since you've upgraded the drive by replacing the mechanism, even the Supra utilities might not work for you. They know about the mechanisms that Supra uses but not necessarily about the one you put in. Have you tried calling Supra for a copy of the utilities? They might be willing to send them to you if you can furnish them with a serial number. -- ================================================== | Michael Fischer | ==================================================