jvmiller@zeno1.rdrc.rpi.edu (Jim Miller) (10/16/89)
I have recently been having problems with my 20 meg Supra hard disk on my Amiga 1000. Upon mounting the disk, it repsonds with "No partion table found" (or some such information). I have been able to get it to mount intermittently. If it does mount, then while the disk is in use, it will change speeds and decide that this is a good time to park the disk. It lets the disk coast to a stop and of course locks up the computer. I had the disk for about 2 1/2 years. I had to send it back once (about a year after I bought it) because the medium had gotten damaged. I haven't gotten a chance to call Supra yet (I don't feel like being without my harddisk for a month). It seems to me that the controller seems to be misinterpretting commands like "move" as "park". Does anyone have any suggestions other than contacting Supra? Thanks, Jimmy
thad@cup.portal.com (Thad P Floryan) (10/23/89)
It appears my original reply to Jim Miller's Q about problems with his HD didn't get posted (there are still some quake-related problems zinging PORTAL's disks) ... my conjecture is the power supply. I posted testing instructions; Jimmy, send email and I'll walk you thru the procedure. Replacement power supplies should be readily available at surplus places in your area, and the mounting holes are "almost" a universal standard so it can be an easy repair job. Thad Floryan [ thad@cup.portal.com (OR) ..!sun!portal!cup.portal.com!thad ]