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#A2000 & SCSI

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#83035From: Don Curtis/SYSOPAug 31, 1987 1:03 AM
Interesting…I see 3 others have used the Format command to format HD's beyond cylinder 80. I never could get it to work, but then I was using trackdisk.device…perhaps the limitation is there rather than in Format itself. Out of curiousity, what is the name of the device driver you have in the mountlist?
#83126From: Glenn NielsenAug 31, 1987 9:52 PM
The driver is hddisk.device. I heard that about Format also. I got to the store today and got the parts I needed to reconfigure the drive as an ST 506, called NEC to check on the DIP switches, and now I'm running on all cylinders! Still don't know what the problem was with interfacing with the SCSI. Now I have a spare ST 506 -> SCSI board laying around. It is nice tho being able to put the drive in the compartment on the 2000. <Glenn
#83126From: Glenn NielsenAug 31, 1987 9:52 PM
The driver is hddisk.device. I heard that about Format also. I got to the store today and got the parts I needed to reconfigure the drive as an ST 506, called NEC to check on the DIP switches, and now I'm running on all cylinders! Still don't know what the problem was with interfacing with the SCSI. Now I have a spare ST 506 -> SCSI board laying around. It is nice tho being able to put the drive in the compartment on the 2000. <Glenn