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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: GMeanie on September 21, 2007, 01:25:16 AM

Title: bigger HD help
Post by: GMeanie on September 21, 2007, 01:25:16 AM

I am trying to put a bigger IDE drive in the 4000T but it is giving me a headache  :madashell:

I am using OS3.9 and using the emergency disk. I install to a 13 gig IDE HD and set it to bootable. I then install OS3.9 and everything goes fine. When I reboot it won't boot up instead I see the insert disk screen.
I have tried this with a known working 162 meg IDE and it does the same thing but if I hit reset it boots up? Almost like the spin up isn't quick enough on these drives. But yet on OS 3.1 the 162 meg drive work fine?

Title: Re: bigger HD help
Post by: rkauer on September 21, 2007, 03:52:43 AM

 Some HD simply refuse to work on Amigas. Don't ask why, I dunno.

 I think there is some bad implentation of the IDE-ATA standards on those drives.