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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: TjLaZer on December 28, 2003, 08:54:37 AM

Title: IBM Ultrastar 18XP 18GB HD on A3000?
Post by: TjLaZer on December 28, 2003, 08:54:37 AM

I have a decked out A3000 with CSMKII 060, and stock SCSI. I have a 1GB Seagate HD and 4.3GB Quantum SCSI HDs inside.  I just got the IBM drive and installed it in my external SCSI case with my NEC SCSI CD-ROM.  It seems to work ok but it locks up randomly when copying files.  I am using Smart File System 1.13 as FFS keeps getting corrupt!  Oh and yes all termination is set.  I am using a external HD terminator on the external box. Any ideas on a fix?

Title: Re: IBM Ultrastar 18XP 18GB HD on A3000?
Post by: Effy on December 28, 2003, 09:50:31 AM

So you just added another scsi harddrive to your chain and the transfers get corrupt ?? Strange. I do remember having had the same problem with my ex A500+ with 68020i turboboard. On the back of the manual was written that I had to decrease the MaxTransfer in HDtoolbox. Maybe your harddrive is too fast and its speed needs to be decreased a bit ... don't throw it away yet, it doesn't mean that there's something wrong with the hd ...