[comp.sys.atari.st.tech] Getting Started w/ a Hard Drive

reyy@vax5.cit.cornell.edu (04/13/91)

Greetings,
  I recently borrowed a hard drive from a friend of mine and
I can't seem to get it to work.  But then again, I've never tried
to hook up a hard drive before.  The problem I'm getting is that
the computer won't recognize the fact that the HD is there.  I tried
HINSTALL.PRG but it tells me there is no logical drive available;
either that or it gives me two bombs.  (I got HINSTALL.PRG from HDX301.LZH,
from atari.archive).  Anyway, anyone want to give me a crash course
on how to set up a hard drive?  (Also, the HD may have crashed, so I 
might need to reformat, but I tried and it won't even let me do that;
but I'd rather try to see if I can try to get it running first).

Here's my system (Don't Laugh!)
Atari 520ST TOS 1.00
1 DSDD drive
1 SSDD drive
Color Monitor
  and the drive is:
SupraDrive 20MB with a Seagate ST157N (not sure, the 48MB Seagate)
  replacing the original drive.

Please respond via e-mail.
Thanks for all your help!!!

David S. Rowell
REYY@Vax5,cit,cornell.edu  (Internet)
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