#HD Help!
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Help!
Last week I bought a Quantum LT730S (Lightning). When I tried to install it
with the tool (EvoInstall) that comes with by host adaptor (Evolution 3.0) the
program realized that there was no RDB. Then I clicked on the button "Install"
which prbably tried to write an RDB onto the disk. I didn't partition the
drive. Since then my host adaptor (and every program that tries to read the
RDB) hangs as soon as it gets to the drive. The installation program says
"Searching for RDB" and is never heard of again. I tried a lowlevel format but
apparently the Quantum doesn't do anything. One of the tools that come with
Evolution tells me all about the drive (which is ok) but also lists all blocks
as "defective".
Apparently something resembling an RDB was written to disk but can't be read
properly so everything hangs when trying to read it.
What can I do??? Please?
Thank you for your help!
// Christian "ELP" Busse
\X/ near Frankfurt, Germany
Christian, in that case you must use the InstallDisk for Evolution, and at
least choose the default partition values. Boot with the InstallDisk, and
press 'Del' while booting, as mentioned in the manual, so the SCSIbus will be
scanned only once during the boot.
Quantum HD's dont like lowlevel-format.
Hope I could help,
Harri with AP
Harald,
I will try to do it as you told me, but I don't believe this will really work.
The hang-up occurs in the EvoInstall program as well at the moment I select the
LT730S for Unit. The output window says "Searching for RDB" or something along
that line and that's it…
I think the question really is: If EvoInstall _has_ written something onto disk
resembling an RDB how do I get this off my disk again?
Thanks for your tip though!
Cheers,
// Christian "ELP" Busse
\X/ near Frankfurt, Germany
Hello,
>> I think the question really is: If EvoInstall _has_ written something onto
disk resembling an RDB how do I get this off my disk again?
<<
Probably the HDInstTools from AlfaData works with the Evolution.
I don't if it will, but you might give it a try. It is in AmigaUser /
DiskUtilities.
If it works, you can delete or backup RDB blocks.
Just enter DEVICE=….device in the ToolTypes.
Hope this helps,
Oliver