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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: sdyates on August 05, 2006, 06:13:00 PM

Title: Hard drive not recognised
Post by: sdyates on August 05, 2006, 06:13:00 PM

I have an AD_SCSI hard drive controller in my A2000. The drive will boot fine, but when I try to format it using OS3.1 iunstall disk, it does nto recognise the drive or the id it is on.

I never have this trouble with my A3000. What am I missing here?

Thanks,
S

Title: Re: Hard drive not recognised
Post by: adolescent on August 05, 2006, 06:28:09 PM

If you are using HDToolBox you need to add the SCSI_DEVICE_NAME tooltype and set it to your SCSI device name (ie. icdscsi.device).

Title: Re: Hard drive not recognised
Post by: sdyates on August 05, 2006, 06:34:53 PM

I ask you to bear with me, I have been away fromt he amiga for a few years and am only beginning to remember how to fiddle with the startup-sequence. Would it be too mucht o ask which files to edit, where they are and what needs to be added exactly?

I apprciate this.

Title: Re: Hard drive not recognised
Post by: motorollin on August 05, 2006, 07:42:13 PM

Click once on the HDToolBox icon, then go to the menu and select Information. In the ToolTypes box, change the SCSI_DEVICE_NAME tooltype from scsi.device to the correct device name for your SCSI controller. Then run HDToolBox and it should pick up your drives.

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moto

Title: Re: Hard drive not recognised
Post by: sdyates on August 05, 2006, 07:52:31 PM

Thanks for the tip...

Now I begin my hunt for the name for ad scsi.. though I am willing to be it might be ad.scsi.

Thanks again for your help!

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motorollin wrote:
Click once on the HDToolBox icon, then go to the menu and select Information. In the ToolTypes box, change the SCSI_DEVICE_NAME tooltype from scsi.device to the correct device name for your SCSI controller. Then run HDToolBox and it should pick up your drives.

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moto

Title: Re: Hard drive not recognised
Post by: adolescent on August 06, 2006, 02:42:29 AM

Like I said in my message, icdscsi.device (all lower case).

Title: Re: Hard drive not recognised
Post by: sdyates on August 09, 2006, 08:43:37 PM

That worked well, thanks


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1 A3000, 18MB, 2GB HD _ external 2GB
1 A3000, 2.04, 6 MB, superkickstart
1 A2000, 030, scsi 233GB

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