Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rphroy!teemc!sycom!instem!gfradl From: gfradl@instem.UUCP (George Fradl) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware Subject: Re: A2091 rev 6.6 ROM announcement Message-ID: Date: 5 May 91 06:35:14 GMT References: <8860@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu> <07643.AA07643@babylon.rmt.sub.org> Organization: The Institution - Chesterfield Twp. MI Lines: 19 >In an article Ben Mesander wrote: >You are correct. When I initially partitioned my ST-296n, the Microbotics >mountlist initially had one too many cylinders. The drive does not "send >the heads out of range." The drive returns an "Illegal Request" SCSI >sense code when access to those blocks was detected. >Note: I used to develop SCSI firmware for CDC/Imprimis/Seagate. I *know* >this to be the case. SCSI does *not* access the drive on a cylinder, head, >sector basis, and can *not* cause the drive to slam its heads. Now you >may have a defective drive, that's another matter. Well I'm sure if you worked with the SCSI devices you know what you are talking about. But I have a GVP Series II controller also with 2 drives on it, one is an ST-296. Seems my 296 does the same CLUNKing sound Ron Krushner whote about with his. Chances are its just the Seagate drives, from what I have been hearing they are not quite "top of the line". George G Fradl gfradl@instem.uucp