goldstein@arrods.enet.dec.com (Steve Goldstein) (05/31/91)
I've finally got my HP 97544 380 Meg harddisk working BUT..... I'm using the Microbotics HardFrame and found that I couldn't Format the drive ... The HardFrame is at the latest rev (V1.9) It was O.K. Low-level formatting.... It was O.K. adding RDB using RDPrep I created 4 partions... The on the reboot I tried to format the drive and it failed after approx 3-4 cylinders...(Highlighted disk the used the Workbench Disk Init) I then tried formatting from the CLI failed again UNTIL I put the QUICK flag on the end of the command... (Format drive DH0: name HP_0 Noicons {QUICK} ) I've copied my Workbench disk onto the new partions and the disk allows the system to reboot off the new partion.... Is their a problem with the HardFrame...?? Am I going to have any trouble with these partions because I haven't Amiga Dos formated them..?? /// Steve Goldstein /// Digital Equipment Co /// England. \\\/// goldstein@arrods.enet.dec.com OR \XX/ goldstein%arrods.enet.dec.com@wessex.uucp
IO91461@MAINE.MAINE.EDU (Tom Nezwek) (06/01/91)
The hf's rdprep software does not know how to deal with large hds... It tries to set up partition with more cylinders than the hd has.. It tried to say my quantum 210s had 234meg when I tried to format, i had the same problems you had.. Solution: I preped the rigid boot block with the gvp host scsi on my accelerator (which recognized that the drive was only 199.3 meg) then switched the hd back to the faster hf2000 and formated it. :) -tom nezwek
blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com (Blaine Gardner) (06/01/91)
IO91461@MAINE.MAINE.EDU (Tom Nezwek) writes: > The hf's rdprep software does not know how to deal with >large hds... It tries to set up partition with more cylinders The Hardframe in my dad's A2500 worked just fine with an H-P 1G drive and a Fujitsu 1.2G drive. Do you have the current software? -- Blaine Gardner @ Evans & Sutherland 580 Arapeen Drive, SLC, Utah 84108 blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com BIX: blaine_g DoD #46 My other motorcycle is a Quadracer. FJ1200 Now I know why they are called BUTTERflys!