#Bernoulli Q's
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I just got a new Bernoulli Transportable for my system. As I was setting
it up, I thought of a few questions that maybe someone here can help me
with. It seems that many people are buying these drives recently. Maybe
these questions have occurred to others too. If it matters, I have a 2000
with a G-Force 030 accelerator/SCSI.
1) The disk light on the main box (which is connected to the GVP card)
flashes at about 1.5 Hz, which it didn't do before. Is this just checking
for a cartridge change in the Bernoulli? Neither the Bernoulli or my main
system hard disk access lights flash with it.
2) Should I do both low-level format and a bad block check for reliability
reasons on the cartridges before using them? I tried one with only
writing out the RDB, and it seemed to work fine.
3) Is it true that the cartridges should have only 1 partition? What
problems would be caused if I have more than 1?
4) Does it matter what I name the partitions? Should they be the same for
all cartridges?
5) If I boot the system without a cartridge in the Bernoulli, the system
doesn't recognize when I insert one. I have to reboot for it to be seen.
Once I boot with one in the drive, changes are detected just fine. Is
this normal? Is there a way around this?
6) Are there any cautions or "gotcha's" to look out for?
My thanks to anyone who can provide some information on these items.
— Lowell
— Lowell
Lowell,
I don't have answers to all of your questions, but I may be able to at
least partially answer some of them. I have a Bernoulli with an A3000.
1) The disk light flashing, you assumed, is when the machine is checking
for a disk change. That is also my take on it.
2) I also just wrote the RDB to the cartridge and did no low-level format
or bad block check. It may be a good idea to use one of the disk checking
programs to check for bad blocks.
3) The reason cartidges should only have 1 partition is for when you
change disks. If you change to a disk with different partition
information, the machine can't handle it.
4) You should be able to name the partitions anything you want. I would
assume the new name would be detected at the time of the disk change.
5) I always boot my machine with a cartridge in the drive. I don't know
how to do it otherwise.
6) You seems to have got all the questions that I have ever had on the
Bernoulli. I can't think of anything else.
Rick – On Autopilot from Vancouver
PMFBI but I have a question. Does the Bernoulli Box have a SCSI pass
through? I would like it to be first in line. To add to that, if not & I
daisy chained it to my external box with CD ROM & Tape drives, do you
think I would I have a problem? I have a 4000 & I hope a soon working
4091.
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Gracia,
The Bernoulli Box does indeed have a SCSI pass through. I have it chained
with a NEC CD-ROM to may A3000. Works like a charm.
Rick – On Autopilot from Vancouver
Rick,
Thanks. That's the one thing never mentioned in reviews.
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