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From: jesup@cbmvax.UUCP (Randell Jesup)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Wren III/can't format past Cyl 967
Keywords: I *KNOW* this was just posted.
Message-ID: <6889@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: 16 May 89 18:31:06 GMT
References: <2901@osiris.UUCP> <6881@cbmvax.UUCP>
Reply-To: jesup@cbmvax.UUCP (Randell Jesup)
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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He said:
>>	I have an A2000/2090A and CDC WrenIII drive. I can't seem to
>>format past cyl 967. When I prepped it I told it I have:
>>9 heads

I said:
>	The A2090(a) only supports 8 heads.  You can use a 9-head or more
>drive, but you can't put any data on those heads.  Tell it you have 8 heads.

I have been informed it is a SCSI drive (not mentioned in the posting).  For
a SCSI drive, there is no head limitation, only for ST-506.

I believe CDC Wren's come in both flavors.

-- 
Randell Jesup, Commodore Engineering {uunet|rutgers|allegra}!cbmvax!jesup