A2000 A2091 AztecMonster-CF Not Detected

[danbeaver]

Interesting question because there could be so many answers.

Let's say that CF cards do not always "present" themselves as IDE drives and may say, "I'm used in a camera, or digital video recorder."  This is why there is the TrueIDE device by icomp.de; it says they are all IDE hard drives.  So try a few other CF cards or get one with WB 3.1 installed from Amigakit.

Now the hardware could be more up to date:

Your 6.6 ROM's are not the latest (Ver 7.0)
Your Western Digital controller is a Ver 4, not version 8, nor an AMD.

Finally, if you have version 3.1 Kickstart ROMs, you don't need a "driver" for the A2091.  I'm not sure about why it hangs with Autoboot on, I'd have to ask a few more questions.

As for the AztecMonster, you will have to wait for someone with experience with that to chime in.

[danbeaver]

As the AztecMonster is an SCSI CF card adapter, I'm guessing that He is using SCSI on the A2091 SCSI card.

The Manual is a fun read:
"    [FONT="]STRATOS CF AztecMonster Use`s Manual[/FONT][/B]
  [FONT="]This card is suitable for converting CF memory card to Genaral 3.5inc SCSI[/FONT]
  [FONT="]interface.[/FONT]
  [FONT="]This is the precision part, so you should take carefully and must read this manual with good understanding, in order to use this card correctly.[/FONT]
  [FONT="]This is sensitive to static electricity. You must handle away from it. If you had a defactive card, we exchange it.[/FONT]
  [FONT="]Escape clause:[/FONT]
  [FONT="]
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  [FONT="]
 [/FONT]    [FONT="]---Committing a mistake or  an irregular action.[/FONT]
  [FONT="]---Broken from disaster.[/FONT]
  [FONT="]---Dropping down or sinking under water.[/FONT]
  [FONT="]---Failure with misunderstanding this manual discription. If you have a question, please mail to us:support@artmix.com[/FONT]
 
  [FONT="]A Specific Limitation[/FONT]
  [FONT="]This item converts PIO-4, MultiWord mode 2, or UltrraDMA mode 2 CF memory card to SCSI-3 (upper compatible). The limitation of CF memory volume is 128GB. Type I/II memory card is adaptable. This is not available for Network card.[/FONT]
  [FONT="]This card does not have function of HOT SWAP; which of exchage for another card in turning on the power.[/FONT]
  [FONT="]For 2.5inc note SCSI (2mm pitch 50pin interface), you must select STRATOS CF PowerMonster. Assemble screws and nuts accorging to the picture #6. This card must be fixed by black screws. This card has two measures of hole position, for perpendicu-[/FONT]
  [FONT="]lar and horizontal position.[/FONT]
  [FONT="]
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  [FONT="]
 [/FONT]    [FONT="]Jumper setting[/FONT]
  [FONT="]Jumper setting must be taken care of static electricity and be made sure of power shutting off.[/FONT]
  [FONT="]The function is the following:[/FONT]
  [FONT="]J4 jumper is SCSI ID and active terminater setting, refer to picture #2.[/FONT]
  [FONT="]J6 jumper is access LED. #1 pin is GND and #2 pin is LED anode. Connctor is[/FONT]
  [FONT="]JST PHR-2.[/FONT]
  [FONT="]J5 is general HDD power connector. #1pin is 12V, #2, 3 pin are GND, and #4[/FONT]
  [FONT="]5V. This card has no connection of #4pin 12V.[/FONT]
  [FONT="]J3 is general 50pins SCSI connector. The function is the pictire #3.[/FONT]
  [FONT="]J2 is CF memory card connector. CF card must slot right side up, polar key[/FONT]
  [FONT="]side is down. Do not insert wrong direction.[/FONT]
 
  [FONT="]About Mac OS[/FONT]
  [FONT="]Generally, Macintosh OS requires formatting software, FWB HDT, Silverlin- ing, or Drive7, to initialize 3rd party SCSI HD. (No available for Drive Setup by Apple Computer.) It is important that HD format has applicablity to Mac OS version.[/FONT]
  [FONT="]Caused by the specification of Mac OS, HDD volume may have limit, for example 2G limit on Mac OS 7.1 or 4G limit on Mac OS 7.5. In case, apply formatting software to partition drive. In detail, refer to the software manual.[/FONT]
 
  [FONT="]About MacPlus[/FONT]
  [FONT="]Mac Plus does not boot from this card normally. You must cut #40pin RST[/FONT]
  [FONT="]fuction from flat cable. CF card volume is recommended under 2GB.[/FONT]
 
  [FONT="]About AKAI sampler[/FONT]
  [FONT="]AKAI sampler, such as MPC60 w/SCSI interface, may behave unusally. It must cause of old SCSI interface chip. You should cancel active terminator of this card and add external terminator if you needed.[/FONT]
 
  [FONT="]2011 ARTMIX.COM rev. 1.3[/FONT]
 
 


  [FONT="]Poler Key[/FONT][/B]
 
  [FONT="]Picture 7 Slot CF Card[/FONT]
 
          [FONT="]Device[/FONT][/B]
         [FONT="]Type I/II CF memery [/FONT][FONT="]Card[/FONT]
             [FONT="]Host Interface[/FONT][/B]
         [FONT="]UltraSCSI-3[/FONT]
             [FONT="]Size w/o CF card[/FONT][/B]
         [FONT="]101 [/FONT][FONT="]X 76 X 11 mm[/FONT]
             [FONT="]Size w/CF Card[/FONT][/B]
         [FONT="]101 [/FONT][FONT="]X 88 X 11 mm[/FONT]
             [FONT="]Weight[/FONT][/B]
         [FONT="]50 [/FONT][FONT="]g (w/o   CF Card)[/FONT]
             [FONT="]Power Voltage[/FONT][/B]
         [FONT="]DC [/FONT][FONT="]5 V +/- 5%[/FONT]
             [FONT="]Power Carrent[/FONT][/B]
         [FONT="]300   mA (w/o CF [/FONT][FONT="]Card)[/FONT]
             [FONT="]Attachment[/FONT][/B]
         [FONT="]Cube   spacer [/FONT][FONT="]nuts[/FONT]
   [FONT="]3mm   screw, 2mm [/FONT][FONT="]Jumper[/FONT]
       

[FONT="]Picture 8 Specification"[/FONT]

[danbeaver]

The manual is at: http://www.artmix.com/pdffiles/CF_AZTECMONSTER_MN_E_13.pdf

All spelling is per the poor bastard who wrote it up.

Nota Bene: This is a SCSI-3 adapter card with a 50-pin SCSI (1/2) connector with "upper [byte?] compatible," so I have no idea what the engineers were thinking -- a 16-bit adapter connected with an 8-bit bus?  Why not just an SCSI-2 adapter, or a 68-pin SCSI-3 connector?  It does have "UltrraDMA!"  This must be like having an amplifier that you can turn up to 11.