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- Subject: Re: Questions about A2090 HD controller...
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- Date: 30 Aug 92 22:55:24 GMT
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- In article <1992Aug24.163923.13683@lonex.rl.af.mil>, Michael A. Kopack writes:
- > Hi All!!!!
- >
- > I got a couple of questions for all you netters out there.
- >
- > I recently purchased a used A2090 SCSI controller for an old A2000.
- > Can a 3.5" Hd be mounted onto the card to act as a hard card?
-
- No, this board won't support that.
-
- > Also, how would one Low-Level format this drive? Is there a special software
- > package involved?
-
- I received a disk with my controller that had prep and some other programs on
- it.
-
- > Does this interface support the FFS? I'd think not, but I'm not sure.
-
- I don't think the controller decides whether FFS is SUPPORTED, but it does
- accept FFS. Some specifications for your HD will be listed in a mountlist,
- located in your DEVS directory. You'll have to supply info like low/high
- cylinders for your partitions, file system, etc. The manual that came with my
- 2090 had this info explained in it.
-
- > If the drive can't be mounted on the card, are there any other good places
- > inside the A2000 to put the drive? The A2000 already has an A2088 and a Supra
- > Ram expander. I was thinking that I could just mount all the cards as far
- > to the left of the case as possible, and lay the drive down on top of the
- > remaining expansion slots. Would this be OK? How many drive power cables
- > are there inside of an A2000 (the machine is not mine) ???
-
- Make sure your drive doesn't slide around and short something out. If it does,
- then you'll have bigger problems to worry about. It's probably NOT the best
- idea to simply lie the HD on top of the expansion slots. It should be secured
- in-place somewhere. I saw a post, a short time ago, that explained how to
- mount hard drives in various locations inside of an A2000.
-
- > Thanks for the help. Please reply via E-Mail to kopack@lonex.rl.af.mil
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- I tried, but it bounced!
-
- > Mike Kopack
-
- Later,
- Joe
- --
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