#missing hard drive files
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a while ago i somehow deleted hdtoolbox's partition data on my hard drive.my
computer still works but if i ever try to use it again i think it will destroy
my hard drive partitions. is there anyway to fix this? also i had a problem
before that that i was missing l:fastfilesys or simillar,but no such file
exists in my workbench disks. does anyone know about this ? i have an amiga
1200 with kickstart 3.0 ver 39.something
also can does anyone know if i can use mac products like scsi serial box aka
the hustler from creative solutions ,and simmdoubler in a amiga1200 accelerater
board for doubling memory?
also has dkb or mtec or cyberstorm releaesed their scsi adapters for their
boards?
I'm not 100% positive, but I believe HDToolBox tries to read the RDB
(Rigid Disk Block) of the drive selected, and if it can, then brings it up
in the list of recognized drives. If it can't, then it lists the drive as
"Unknown" in which case you have to define a new drive. So if HDToolBox
comes up with the drive name and lists it as "Not Changed" then you should
have nothing to worry about in making any other changes. Just be sure you
have a backup of the drive if you do <g>.
In AmigaDos 3.0 and 3.1 the FastFileSystem is built into the Kickstart ROM
so you don't have to have a seperate file in the L: directory. If
HDToolBox is reporting this as an error, then it sounds like you have
it looking for l:FastFileSystem and it can be changed by using the
"Advanced Options" button.
I seriously doubt that a MAC so called "Ram Doubler" product would work in
your 1200 and might cause some of the chips to release their blue smoke
each one is holding. When that happens, you can kiss your 1200 goodbye!
// John – (TechnoJunkie at heart)
\X/ Mercury@ins.infonet.net
well the simm doubler is hust a hard ware clip yo put 2 simms of the same size
in one slot.
as for hdtoolbox it i still giving me the same messages.
THe product is a simmstacker that also works for pcs and macs available from
tiger software,other dealers ,
I've installed Simmstackers in Macs before. They should work in an Amiga since
all they really do is turn 2 Simms into 1. But it also eats twice as much
power and takes up twice as much space (ie, not in a stock A1200 :^). It won't
fit. I don't know if it would fit in an A4000 (I've never seen the innards of
that beast). It is designed for Simms that go in straight or slanted, though.
–Windows is not a Virus; Viruses _do_ something.
Rick Green via AutoPilot 1.77
I thiunk i can get any thing to fit into the 1200…. but i have another
qquestion ,if i got 2 2.5 hds,would i need a bigger ps? ie, the bigfoot
1200/500?
>I thiunk i can get any thing to fit into the 100…. but i have another
qquestion ,if i got 2 2.5 hds,would i need a bigger ps?
It would be a good idea. I have the Dataflyer XDS (gives A1200/600 ability to
have an external 3.5inch hd in addition to 2.5 internal). My 1200 brick will
not power both, so I would suspect the brick will not power 2 2.5inch hds,
either.
Rick Green via AutoPilot 1.77