bdw@centro.soar.cs.cmu.edu (Blake Ward) (12/13/88)
I'm trying to connect a CDC Wren V SCSI (Model 94181) 600 megabyte hard disk to a Mac II and I'm wondering if anyone else has already done this. I've got it connected to my Mac II but haven't been able to successfully format it yet. I've been trying to use SF&I but obviously haven't gotten the parameters right. If anyone has already done this and can lend me the appropriate resource file for SF&I or some other formatting program, I would really appreciate it. If no one has already done this, then any advice any of you might be able to lend would be much appreciated, including guesses for the various parameters. Thanks, "bdw@centro.soar.cs.cmu.edu" --
ts@cup.portal.com (Tim W Smith) (12/14/88)
The Wren V works fine with a Mac II. There are some mode select pages that have options that should be set for optimal performance ( like, enable the cache ). Also, you can tell the drive to remap bad blocks when it finds them rather than having to handle that in the driver or formatter. This option is setable in one of the mode select pages. I don't know anything about SF&I ( I use my own formatter and driver ), but if you can't get it to set these bits, you could always write a program specifically for this purpose, or use something like SCSI Tool to issue the mode select commands you need. Tim Smith
pgn@osupyr.mast.ohio-state.edu (Paul G. Nevai) (12/15/88)
Where to get "SCSI Tool"? Would someone email it to me? Thanks. Happy Hanukkah and/or Christmas and/or New Year to everyone out there! Paul Nevai pgn@osupyr.mast.ohio-state.edu Department of Mathematics TS1171@ohstvma.BITNET The Ohio State University 73057,172.Compu$erve 231 West Eighteenth Avenue 1-(614)-292-5310.office Columbus, OH 43210, U.S.A. 1-(614)-292-4975.department
ts@cup.portal.com (Tim W Smith) (12/17/88)
SCSI Tool is a commercial program. The company that sells it often has an ad in MacTutor. I believe they are named Arborworks. Tim Smith