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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: barney on May 23, 2008, 08:12:35 AM

Title: Can Amiga 3000's handle hard drives over 1GB
Post by: barney on May 23, 2008, 08:12:35 AM

Hello out there everybody.  I just bought an Amiga 3000 recently and I was just wondering about it's built in SCSI Controller.  Can it handle hard drives larger than 1GB.  I am in the proocess of maybe buying a 2.1 GB hard drive and would like to know before I buy it.  Thanks.

Barney

Title: Re: Can Amiga 3000's handle hard drives over 1GB
Post by: Chain on May 23, 2008, 08:18:53 AM

sure it can, just depends of workbench/filesystem version. Im using 40gb barracuda ide drive thru acard thingy (OS 3.9). With 3.1 you will be stuck at <4GB.

Title: Re: Can Amiga 3000's handle hard drives over 1GB
Post by: barney on May 23, 2008, 08:21:07 AM

Thanks for the response.  I am mainly asking this question because I heard that it uses the A2019 SCSI controller similar to the one I am using in My Amiga2000.  Unfortunately my A2000 only has the 6.6 Roms, so I am limited to hard drives under 1GB.  I was unsure whether the Amiga 3000 had this same limitation.  

Barney

Title: Re: Can Amiga 3000's handle hard drives over 1GB
Post by: barney on May 23, 2008, 08:22:46 AM

Chain, I see that you stated your using an IDE HD.  I am using the SCSI controller built into the motherboard.  Are you sure whether the built in motherboard can handle over 1 GB hard drives using OS 3.1?  Thanks.

Barney

Title: Re: Can Amiga 3000's handle hard drives over 1GB
Post by: ChaosLord on May 23, 2008, 08:31:57 AM

I bought an A3000 in 1991.

In 1997 I added a 4GB drive to the onboard SCSI.  It still works perfectly to this day.  It has OS 3.1

The A3000 onboard SCSI is the most compatible of any SCSI solution.

Title: Re: Can Amiga 3000's handle hard drives over 1GB
Post by: barney on May 23, 2008, 08:37:30 AM

Thanks for the info Chaoslord.  Do you think it is advisable to buy the "W.D. SCSI Chip 8" or would that really make any difference on performance?  Thanks.

Barney

Title: Re: Can Amiga 3000's handle hard drives over 1GB
Post by: Chain on May 23, 2008, 09:49:12 AM

im using onboard scsi contreoller, which is connected to a-card scsi-ide bridge, which is connected to ide drive, so onboard controller sure can handle it, no worries


im using scsi-ide bridge because scsi drives are small (cant find any cheap 40gb scsi drive here ),  also they are LOUD as hell. barracuda ata IV is sooo quiet