rs2@houxu.UUCP (Robert Switzer KA2CZU) (09/04/87)
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Does anywone know (definitively) if it possible
to hook up a Seagate ST251 (40MB) to a
PC6300+ with a WD1002S-WX2 controller in it?
I have the Version 2.05 ROMS in the machine
and have been trying to format the disk with
the FDISK from MS-DOS version 3.1 R1.01.
The symtoms that I have seen so far are that
I set up an MS-DOS partition, using FDISK, for
the size of the whole disk. When I have to reboot
MS-DOS (FDISK requires a reboot) and come back up
into MS-DOS (I didn't say it but obviously off of
the floppy), I can't change-directory to the C:
drive, but rather get an error message of
"Invalid drive specification". Re-entering
FDISK to display the partitions I find that FDISK
tells me that the hard disk has no active partitions
set up!
So, what am I to do next. Yes, I know that the ST251
is not on the official list of supported drives for
the 6300+, but what is it that will allow me to
use it?
Thanks for any help or pointers.
Robert Switzer 1(201)949-7281
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Robert Switzer KA2CZU - AT&T
Rm 2J208, Holmdel, NJ (201)949-7281samples@cypress.Berkeley.EDU.berkeley.edu (A. Dain Samples) (09/09/87)
In article <1009@houxu.UUCP> rs2@houxu.UUCP (Robert Switzer KA2CZU) writes: > > Yes, I know that the ST251 >is not on the official list of supported drives for >the 6300+, ... As a new owner of a 6300+, can someone tell me what IS on the official list of supported drives for the 6300+, particularly for UNIX users? I have talked to several people with varying levels of expertise, and I have been told that only the CDC Wren II will support SimulTask UNIX/MSDOS. (I'm looking to upgrade to a faster, larger hard drive). And while we're on the subject of 6300+ compatibility, what about memory expansion boards that support UNIX? Again, I have been told there is only one such board, the INTEL above-board made explicitly for the system. But, they cost $550 for .5 Meg, far too rich for my blood. ANY info would be very much appreciated. Dain A. Dain Samples, UC Berkeley, samples@renoir.berkeley.edu, 642-9542, 785-5644 Opinions? Opinionated people should be shot! I mean, give them a million dollars, maybe; but then again, maybe not. Oh, I don't care ...