Xref: utzoo comp.os.msdos.apps:1914 comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc:9651 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!ucsd!hub.ucsb.edu!ucsbuxa!6600prao From: 6600prao@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu (Parik Rao) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: Hyperdisk + WD7000 SCSI? Message-ID: <11366@hub.ucsb.edu> Date: 18 May 91 06:24:18 GMT References: <3618@ksr.com> Sender: news@hub.ucsb.edu Distribution: na Lines: 29 Columbia Data Product's disk-partition software isn't very compatible. Not very many caching programs work with it (SmartDrive *may* not be working with it! - I tried PC Kwik and HyperDisk and PC-TOOLS cache, none worked). Of course, there is a simple solution (well...) You need to backup your hard drive, low-level format it, and then high-level format/partion it WITH DOS, *NOT* SST-Setup. Using Dos 4.01 or the upcoming 5.0 you can get most of the benefits of the SST-Setup program (large partions, etc). I can't really think of any reason to use the SST-Setup program anymore... once you do re-format, you can use HyperDisk (AND IT FLIES!), not worry about stupid incompatibilities, and have a great all-around system. BTW, once you do re-format with dos, you can dump SSTDRIVE.SYS in your config.sys file. I recommend leaving DEVICE=SSTBIO.SYS; it doesn't seem to really speed anything up but thats what CDP recommended to me when I came to 'em w/ the same prob. BTW, the newest rom rev is 3.6.2 I believe. Again, seriously consider reformatting your drive with dos 4.01 / 5.0 (due out soon :-). There are many, many, many reasons for this which I don't know offhand but wept over 3 months ago (imagine backing up 300 megs onto 3.5" floppies...) -- Apple II Forever | 6600prao@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu | IBMs get the job done Parik Rao | Amiga - for the creative mind | Class of 1994 Macintosh - buy it or Apple will sue you.