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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: bastajn76 on February 13, 2007, 11:23:53 PM

Title: Impact Series II A500-HD8+ Hard Disk Drive on an AMIGA 500
Post by: bastajn76 on February 13, 2007, 11:23:53 PM

I have recently purchased an HDD as shown in the subject line from EBAY.  

I would like to format it, and install Workbench 1.3 (bootable).  

I am running a standard A500 with 512k upgrade, and i beleive that the HDD has RAM in it too.  

Can anybody please shed some light on how i may be able to format, partition and install WB1.3 to be bootable? :-?

Thanks, Bastjan76

Title: Re: Impact Series II A500-HD8+ Hard Disk Drive on an AMIGA 500
Post by: rkauer on February 14, 2007, 03:42:32 AM

If you don't have the original disk, things goes bad!

Try install directly via the workbench disk. Tell us what was as happened.

Title: Re: Impact Series II A500-HD8+ Hard Disk Drive on an AMIGA 500
Post by: LoadWB on February 14, 2007, 05:07:40 AM

Going back this far, the GVP FaastPrep disk is probably your best bet (well, unless anyone has a better idea :-))  If you don't have another Amiga available, at least.  If you do have another Amiga, there's plenty of options open to you.  If not, maybe someone can slip you a copy of the disk.

Title: Re: Impact Series II A500-HD8+ Hard Disk Drive on an AMIGA 500
Post by: Jope on February 14, 2007, 08:14:24 AM

Faastprep is available from:

http://www.l8r.net/install/hard_drive_cont/gvp500hd8.dms

Title: Re: Impact Series II A500-HD8+ Hard Disk Drive on an AMIGA 500
Post by: Motormouth on February 14, 2007, 08:21:22 AM

If you cannot get the gvp fassstprep floppy disk there are two other possible ways:

1) format the harddrive would be to use commodore's hdtoolbox in workbench 2.0 through 3.9
you have to use cli or other shell program navagate to hdtoolbox's location and type in:

hdtoolbox gvpscsi.device

double clicking on the hdtoolbox icon will default you to a scsi.device which is the default commodore scsi controller, ie a2091.
The problem with this method you really need workbench 2.0 or above..

2)  connect the harddrive to another amiga with a commodore or gvp scsi controller.  Then put it back in the a500-HD8+

I believe that the gvp A500-HD8+, the commodore a2091, and the A3000 scsi are all compatable.  you can format a hard drive with any of these controllers and used it with any of the other controller, at least I have not had any problems.
This will not necessary work with other harddrive controllers like dataflyer, or IVS trumpcard.

lastly with OS 1.3 you can only use FFS (Fast File System) or OFS (Old File System).

Title: Re: Impact Series II A500-HD8+ Hard Disk Drive on an AMIGA 500
Post by: melange on February 14, 2007, 02:34:46 PM

Dam'n I can't remember, it's been so long since I've used 1.3 in any great capacity.  Why won't the HDtools on the 1.3 Extras disk partition the drive for him?  I used a HDD in 1.3 it can be done. Can't it?
Can the scsi device be set in the 1.3 HDtools?

Title: Re: Impact Series II A500-HD8+ Hard Disk Drive on an AMIGA 500
Post by: bastajn76 on February 14, 2007, 10:12:03 PM

Thank you to all who responded.  

JOPE, i downloaded the recommended file, and extracted it using xdms.  I was able to format and partition the HDD.

Thank you everyone for you help! :-D  :-D