[comp.sys.cbm] Formatting software for CBM D9060/D9090 drives needed

erd@giza.cis.ohio-state.edu (Ethan R Dicks) (12/27/89)

I have all the hardware necessary for a D9060 drive, but when I try to
get a directory , the drive error LED lights up and the drive, when
queried, tells me

20, READ ERROR, 00,00,0 (or something incredibly similar)

I have it attached to an 80 col. 32kb BASIC 4.0 PET.  The drive I know
works because I sent it out to be repaired and tried it out on a PC
controller when I could not get it to work in the D9060.  I think all it
needs is low level formatting.  Where can I get a program like the ones
used during manufacture?

Also, just in case I have a cable wrong... All pin 1s are marked on the
SASI <-> ST506 interface board with a square pin.  I know no cables are
upside down.  There is 1 50 pin cable to the DOS/Control board, 1 34 pin
cable to the control fingers on the drive, and 2 20 pin headers for data
on drives 0 and 1.  I am currently using P3, not P4 as my data header.  I
did not seem to get any better response using P4.  The drive access light
on the Tandon TM602S does light up while the drive is trying to work, so
I think the cables are correct.

Thanks in advance for any help.

-ethan




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