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- From: djohnson@cs.ucsd.edu (Darin Johnson)
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- Subject: Re: Questions about A2090 HD controller...
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- Date: 3 Sep 92 00:30:22 GMT
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- >I recently purchased a used A2090 SCSI controller for an old A2000.
-
- >I know the controller isn't auto-booting, and that's no big deal.
-
- No? I've got one for sale if anyone wants one...
-
-
- >Can a 3.5" Hd be mounted onto the card to act as a hard card?
-
- probably not. There are chips along the whole thing. Probably
- have to use an external disk.
-
- >Also, how would one Low-Level format this drive?
-
- If you have an a2090a, the software should be the same. You should
- get a disk with this (program is "prep"). Maybe 2.0 has hard disk
- software? All the software does is prep the first cylinder to put
- information there.
-
- >Does this interface support the FFS? I'd think not, but I'm not sure.
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- It does. Any block device can support FFS. (if you were a masochist,
- you could put FFS on a SCSI tape :-)
-
- >and lay the drive down on top of the remaining expansion slots.
-
- I wouldn't recommend this, but if you do, don't just "lay" it,
- but be sure it isn't going to move. An external disk is your best
- bet.
- --
- Darin Johnson
- djohnson@ucsd.edu
- - I'm not a well adjusted person, but I play one on the net.
-