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- From: jsburger@xmission.com (John S. Burger)
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- Subject: Re: ZIP drive on A3000 setup
- Date: 3 Jan 1996 23:31:32 GMT
- Organization: XMission Internet (801 539 0900)
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- On or about 30-Dec-95 09:27:31 Bill Boyce typed the following words about "Re:
- ZIP drive on A3000 setup". My reply is thus...
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- BB> In article <vanalien.820270205@maroon.tc.umn.edu>, vanalien@maroon.tc.umn
- >>
- >>I am considering borrowing my sister's ZIP drive (she has a Mac). What
- >>I have to do to set it up? Will the standard SYS:tools/HDToolBox do eve
- >>that's needed? Do I need special driver software? Is there PD SCSI sof
- >>that will make things easier?
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- BB> HDToolbox is all you'll need.
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- BB> The procedure I use is :
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- BB> Boot the Amiga with a disk in the Zip
- BB> Run HDToolbox
- BB> Change drive type for the Zip
- BB> Delete the existing partitions and create one big one called ZIP
- BB> Save changes
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- BB> (I can't remember whether you have to reboot at this point - I don't
- BB> think so.)
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- BB> If the disk doesn't show up on the workbench, you can reboot and it
- BB> should, or open a shell window and use the 'format' command.
- BB> Name the disk Zip
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- BB> Repeat this procedure for all your blank zip cart's. I've had no problems
- BB> with this, except occasionally forgeting to boot with a cart' in the driv
- BB> Make sure all your Zip cart's have the same 'structure' in terms of
- BB> partition set up and format options and names, and you should have no
- BB> problem with disk changes, and always start/boot the machine with a disk
- BB> in the Zip drive.
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- >>Is there any chance I could damage the drive by merely hooking it up to
- >>A3000 & attempting to format a disk?
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- BB> Nope! However, I have had the problem of my A3000 refusing to boot after
- BB> it has had an external drive connected because it expects a terminator
- BB> on the external SCSI afterwards. You may have to buy an external terminat
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- The ZIP drive has termination installed in it and a switch to
- activate/deactivate it.
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- BB> pack when the Zip goes home, or comb through the 3000 schematics and find
- BB> the terminators jumpers/terminators. Hopefully this won't be a problem
- BB> for you though. It's a reasonable rare occurence. Just don't say I didn't
- BB> warn you!
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- >>TIA,
- >>
- >>Steve
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- BB> Welcome
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- BB> Bill B
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