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GVP+SQ5110C Strangeness

    06-Oct-93 17:19:28
Sb: GVP+SQ5110C Strangeness
Fm: Len Lekx 73300,723
To: All
I have an interesting dilemma: About two months ago, I bought a Syquest 5110C dual-format cartridge hard drive to add to my setup. I bought it because I liked the idea of being able to use 44-meg cartridges for some files, and 88-meg carts for things that required more storage. Well, it reads and writes both formats fine, but NOT interchangeably. If I boot up with an 88-meg cart in the drive (or as the first one I install after boot-up), should I insert a 44-meg cart, I get a "Not a DOS Disk" requester pop up. I was wondering if this is a quirk in the controller software (I have a GVP Series II HD controller – A500 version – with version 4.13 of the GVPSCSI.device software. I'm running under DOS 2.1, KickStart 2.04) or a problem with the drive itself. I'd appreciate any assistance anyone can offer.