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From: eric@hector.UUCP (Eric Lavitsky)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Now what?  (Hard Disk woes.)
Message-ID: <10123@ulysses.homer.nj.att.com>
Date: 1 Mar 88 20:14:14 GMT
References: <4269@dandelion.CI.COM>
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Reply-To: eric@hector (Eric Lavitsky)
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In article <4269@dandelion.CI.COM> dgg@dandelion.UUCP writes:
>I have two problems.  Random GURU messages and Hard Disk installation.
>I'd really appreciate a comment or two.  As usual, use electronic mail
>unless the info is of general importance.
...
>The second problem is equally confusing, but more expensive.  If I can't make
>the hard disk work, I will toss this Amiga out my window or light a $4000
>bonfire.
>
>I got a Miniscribe 8438 30Meg drive.
>
>Problem #1:	It is only 30Meg when using RLL and the 2090 controller can
>		only deal with MFM format.  So I have a fast 20Meg hard disk.
>		Is there anything I have to do to set "MFM"?  Nothing is
>		very clear in their manual.

The only to make it work as an RLL drive is to either buy someone else's
controller which explicilty states they support RLL or for around $100,
but an Adaptec ACB4070 SCSI->ST506/RLL adapter and hook the drive up as
a SCSI device instead.

Are you running Prep with your memory board installed? Sounds like you may
have a flaky connection in there somewhere - try using the drive without
the memory board plugged in - then try putting the board in a different
slot - you never know where those problems are lurking...

Eric


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