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From: cmedley@wam.umd.edu (Charles Henry Medley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st.tech
Subject: Re: ICD micro ST and SH205
Summary: Trying to Use Quantum 105S off 1987 Supra 30 MB drive!
Keywords: Help! Hard Disk
Message-ID: <1991Jun10.050857.6668@wam.umd.edu>
Date: 10 Jun 91 05:08:57 GMT
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I am trying to attach a Mac external SCSI drive (Quantum 105S) to the SCSI
port on the back of my Supra 30MB Atari Hard Disk.  I'm using the 1988
Supra Software and Host Adapter and it doesn't have the format parameters
to handle a Quantum 105S.  Also, when I plug up the disk to the external
SCSI port, the Quantum 105S is online but the system never recognizes its
presence as device 1, LUN:0.  I've swapped the 105 and the 30's mechs and
the 105 functions fine, but it seems that even after removing the SCSI
terminator on the 105, both drives are not working in conjunction.  Does
anyone know if the Supra Host Adapter of that era can handle the Quantum?
Also, if I get an ICD Host Adapter, does that end all of my problems?  And
finally, a friend told me that I should use Atari's HDX Formatter for
my extended partitions because it is the only one supported.  Is there
some incompatibility between Atari's extended partitions, Supra's and ICD's?