[comp.sys.mac.hardware] Quantum disks

leo@ai.mit.edu (Leonardo C. Topa) (08/30/90)

I recently bought a Quantum 40 meg internal disk for my MacSE from one
of those clearing houses advertised in the trade rags. Although I am
quite satisfied with it, I am curious to know why if I try to use the
"Apple HD SC Setup" utility (v2.0) to reformat the drive I get a message
informing me that no suitable drive was located on the scsi port.

So my question is: why does this not work? and would it be possible to
use the "standard" Apple drivers for this disk? I am not sure what I
mean by standard drivers, though so maybe I should ask what makes this
disk different if I bought it from Apple.


-Leonardo

whiteheada@yvax.byu.edu (08/31/90)

Apple uses their own firmware with their Quantums that is only recognized
by HD Setup.