jeffrey@sci.ccny.cuny.edu (Jeffrey L Bromberger) (11/02/90)
Hi folks. I just got my hands on a miniscribe 3085 drive. The specs
are 80Mb/half height with 1170 cylinders and 7 heads. MFM recording.
Sounds good so far (especially once one has the 2010 for the added
cylinders).
So, when I tried it tonight, the darn thing refused to work. Gave
the standard "can't recal" with the diagnostic. Not even a flash on
the LED. Any suggestions from the house staff? It worked with a
clone (XT running msdos) using a standard western digital controller.
j
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Jeffrey L. Bromberger
System Operator---City College of New York---Science Computing Facility
jeffrey@sci.ccny.cuny.edu jeffrey@ccnysci.BITNET
Anywhere!{cmcl2,philabs,phri}!ccnysci!jeffreymco@slimer.UUCP (Mark C. Otto) (11/05/90)
In article <1990Nov2.015137.13724@sci.ccny.cuny.edu> jeffrey@sci.ccny.cuny.edu (Jeffrey L Bromberger) writes: >Hi folks. I just got my hands on a miniscribe 3085 drive. [...] > >So, when I tried it tonight, the darn thing refused to work. [...] Jeff - I'm running a Miniscribe 3085 right now on 'slimer' where I'm writing this. Take my word for it - it WILL work. Yes, you need a 2010 controller for the extra cylinders, but you also need a new version of the diagnostices disk in order to format properly. You can get this diagnostic diskette from the OSU archive. Just make sure everything is clean and tight with respect to the cables and connectors before you start your format. Also, the 3085 draws up to 2 amps. If your power supply is a 7300 supply instead of a 3B1 supply it may run a bit warmer than you are used to. If you have problems, email me and I'll help as best I can. -- Mark C. Otto EMail: mco@slimer, {teemc | hpftc}!slimer!mco Voice: 1-313-441-4264 USnail: 5133 Heather #208, Dearborn, MI. 48126 Quote: "Yeah. Right. Kermit my a*s." - Mark C. Otto, '90