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From: chad@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Self-repairing SCSI disks!
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Date: 6 Oct 88 00:13:30 GMT
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In a previous article, (Matt Dillon) writes:

)	Judging by use and disassembling the code, the driver itself is
)sound...

	In respect to this comment, I must disagree... ( I do agree with the
rest of what you said, for the most part.)

	I got a Quantum Q250 (imbedded SCSI) Hard disk, along with the
StarDrive SCSI.  I like the hardware, as it makes things VERY
convenient, but the driver simply DOES NOT support this type of hard
disk...  It is not the fault of the Quantum, which conforms very
closely to the SCSI spec...  Perhaps too close...  In any case,
Microbotics has been absolutely NO help at all, and I have not been
able to contact Joanne Dow to ask/demand for some help.
Unfortunately, the problem seems to have occured with other brands of
hard disks, also... 

	Thus, my suggestion to people is to try their specific drive type out
with the Stardrive before you buy this controller, to make sure it
works with it...  In general, most Seagate SCSI's and Miniscribes
should work, but Conners, Maxtors, etc. may be questionable. 

	My system's been in a mess for over a month because of this problem,
and it is EXTREMELY aggravating, because all it takes is a little
software mods to correct... (Nothing like wasting $900 on a hard disk
system that can't work, is there :-)
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				Chad 'The_Walrus' Netzer -> AmigaManiac++
"Chess players mate better!"