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- From: Rick_Lang@amusers.UUCP (Rick Lang)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: Questions about A2090 HD controller...
- Distribution: world
- Message-ID: <Rick_Lang.00bn@amusers.UUCP>
- Date: 28 Aug 92 10:17:05 PST
- Organization: The Amiga Users Group of Victoria BC
- Lines: 37
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- In a message dated Fri 28 Aug 92 2:40, kopackm@lonex.rl.af.mil (Michael A.
- Kopack) wrote:
-
- MAK> I recently purchased a used A2090 SCSI controller for an old A2000.
-
- The A2090 also supports two MFM ST506 drives.
-
- MAK> Can a 3.5" Hd be mounted onto the card to act as a hard card?
-
- No, but you could buy a frame I would think (even one that sits in the IBM
- slots.
-
- MAK> Also, how would one Low-Level format this drive?
-
- If you're adding another SCSI drive, no need to low-level format. HDPREP
- is as close to a low level format as you'll need. I believe I'm using the
- version that came with WB2.04 on my old ST251 MFM drive. HDPREP did change
- from the original version in 1988 (?) but as I recall the 1991 version is
- ok.
-
- MAK> Does this interface support the FFS?
-
- Yes! FFS runs fine as I'm using it via the WB2.04 ROMs with my A2090.
-
- MAK> Thanks for the help. Please reply via E-Mail to
- MAK> kopack@lonex.rl.af.mil
-
- Sorry, I have to reply to All.
-
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- Rick Lang AmUsers Victoria, B.C. please respond publically as I do not
- have netmail.
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