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Roger, Thanks! I'll be trying it this weekend. I appreciate the input. Dave McKeen
Got a 3401-Now Wot?
Message #52772
Hi, I'll bet I can get a little help here. I just got my 3401 internal drive and will be installing it in my computer this weekend. I have a 1742A and Ez-SCSI 1.0, but the 3401 isn't listed on the supported devices list. Supposedly Ez-SCSI 2.01 supports Photo-CD, but…
Rob, The system won't boot past seeing and reporting the SCSI adapter. I've got a good chart of all the IRQs, etc. I have BIG confilcts in advice as to how to set up the adapter and hard drive. I took the top two and tried both ways. I asked…
Thomas, I'm new at all of this, but have some of the info in front of me, so I can help out a little. I have a BusLogic SCSI adapter BT-445S. The book for it says I can select from IRQs 9,10,11,12,14,or 15. The default is 11. I'd watch out…
Rob, Well, I gave you the bad news in reply to the disk space usage chart you sent me. 🙁 I'll bet there is a motherboard problem, and I have an awful feeling that I'll be out some serious (additional) change before I get everything going. Thanks for the reinforcement…
James, Glad to have you jump in! Whew! For a moment I thought you might be the Thread Police. I don't know the answer to your question. I hope someone eavesdropping can give you some useful advice. Also, try posting a message to Bryan Shearer (72350,2234) in the COREL forum,…
Rob, Hey! Thanks for the neat chart! 🙂 It came through without getting scrambled! This will come in handy. Looks like I'll be wasting 14.27% for a while. The first and second test of my SCSI hookup bombed. 🙁 On bootup, the system went through what was on the bus,…
Rob, I took the final step in configuring my system before trying to add the SCSI stuff. I removed the partition from my 360 Mb IDE drive. I had to call a friend before I could get the drive to format after repartitioning it. He pulled out the DOS book!…
Rob, I talked to another guy in our IS today who is fairly well plugged in. He said we are surely looking at NT and have a couple of March betas going here. He said he thought the other guy meant it wouldn't be in widespread use in the company…
Rob, My Toshiba Gigadrive came in today. I have a learning experience ahead of me! I spent the evening doing mechanical stuff. Stupid amount of time trimming 6-32 x 1/4" screws down to size! Made up the ribbon cable that runs around the mini-case after finding out how the 50-pin…
Rob, I went through the stuff that came with the BT-445S and typed up two and a half pages of questions. I FAXed them to Shane Jackson, sales at BusLogic who handed them off to a technician, Edmond Lugar. I got the FAX back with the questions answered right after…
Rob, You're right about watching what EISA slot to use. My MB has three. It'll be enough. Now I don't know what will go in any of them (except maybe an ISA card)! On the BusLogic, be sure to check with Don Parker, 76104,1010. He has the BT-445S VLB adapter.…
Rob, Thanks for the tips on the EISA motherboard. I printed 'em out for reference and will take your advice on the boot disk. Also, I've printed out all the setup screens. I goofed and missed the "Hit " message during bootup, but it's there, alright. There were two books,…
Rob, It looks like the motherboard with EISA slots on it is set up through a config program rather than interrupting the boot sequence. The dealer didn't coach me on it, and I'll have to figure it out. I can't even find where the spec for the hard drive is!…
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#Tosh 3401 & Adap 1542
Message #48691
Rob, I hope the BusLogic caper turns out OK. I plan to order mine tomorrow. I'll check around first and if no one is substantially under the dealer in San Antonio, I'll go with them. Tax and all! I got my new motherboard today. Panning in an image in Pucture…
Rob, Thanks very much for the review of the SCSI cabling. I'm pretty sure I'll go ahead and do the EISA upgrade. Maybe single-walletly I will cause the price of EISA peripherals do drop due to the increased volume I generate. My clone dealer will swap out my 486-33 ISA…
Rob, I put the Graphite ISA 1 Mb on order a few weeks ago based on Gibson's article. But I cancelled the order the same day based on Jim Carlton's (Hercules- 72420,1152) caution that it wasn't fully up to speed as a Windows accelerator. HE SAID THE 2 Mb version…
Eric, thanks for the info on Walnut Creek! Dave McKeen
Rob, I just got the RAM in my 486 up to 20 Mb. Now I want to focus on a Windows accelerator graphics adapter for my ISA bus that will display at least 32K colors at 800 x 600 and 72 Hz. That's the minimum Picture Publisher needs to display…
Eric, Thanks for the report. It looks like I might become an EISA convert! Good news about Walnut Creek being nice to deal with. Dave McKeen
Joe, My clone dealer says he will upgrade my 486 ISA motherboard with an EISA one for $150. I'll have to decide fast before I buy my SCSI adapter. The reason I'm wondering is I see some board makers coming out with their EISA cards before introducing their ISA ones.…
Joe, Based on a tip I got in this forum, I got a catalog from an outfit called Walnut Creek CDROM. Their Sony-compatible caddy, which is the one used in the Toshiba 3401 is $4.95 each, with a shipping fee (per order, I guess) of $5.00. Their address is: 1547…
Andreas, You're welcome! Please let me know when you get it all working. You will probably do it before I do! 🙂 Dave McKeen
Rob, With Adaptec, it's "love 'em or leave 'em", I guess! I'm amazed that the output of the 300 dpi printer you saw was as good as it looked to you. Think of this. If you have a 10 x 10 dot area (100 dots) that needs to be 1%…
Andreas, I want to buy a Toshiba 3401 CD-ROM drive and I have found some of the information you are asking about. 1. The external model is TXM-3401E. 2. The power requirements are AC 115v-230v. Power frequency is not stated, but you could check with Toshiba. Their US address is:…
Rob, The Adaptec number you mentioned is listed on their product brochure as being a software ordering number. The number I called was their main number of 408-945-8600. I got treated to several layers of touch-tone wild goose chasing, then waited on hold for- what did I say? 20 minutes?…
Ron, Thanks for the tip! Dave McKeen
Rob, Stop… STOP! You've got me foaming at the mouth with the talk of all the potential MIPS! I'm really afraid the gummint will ruin our economy, so I hope the goodies come along before it happens. I've heard of Dave Cutler, but haven't followed him closely. I read where…
Rob, If you see an expernal case you like, please let me know. I was interested in NT, but I guess I'll be watching things develop for it and see how it comes along. Maybe I'll wind up with Windows 4.0 a year from now. I'll look for Michael Miller's…
Rob, You hit two dead ringers. I know this is getting off the thread subject (my mind is subject to Treadus Wanderus), but if Toshiba and Adaptec are listening, it won't be wasted. I was thinging of the prediction of
Rob, I agree about the importance of support. I was aware of PPI's support before I bought my PM14400FXSA, over which I'm 'speaking' now! (Notice the clarity of the text.) I like it so well I talked them into getting me one at work. Now the trade magazines are talking…
Kenneth, Thanks. Dave McKeen
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UNI-ROM
Message #46308
Mike, I'd be glad to receive one of your catalogs. I'm most interested in a Toshiba 3401 (Int., Ext?)and an Adaptec 1542C. David R. McKeen 1705 Greentree Lane Garland, TX 75042-4651 Dave McKeen
Rob, Thanks for your input on Adaptec support. It's tough to think an outfit is well thought of if their support is shoddy. But then, if no one *ever* has trouble with their stuff, no one would ever find out about the support. I hope you wind up with a…