SCSI drive + Cyberstorm PPC problems

[Framiga]

@d0pefish

sorry to state the obviuos but... are yours active terminators?

if you want to take a look at the BadBlocks list, download Q-Device  from Aminet

http://it.aminet.net/disk/misc/q-device.lha

[Framiga]

AFAIK 512 badblocks are ... a lot :-(

Even if i have 2 SCSI HDs on my CSPPC (same FlashUpdate of yours) and the "less knackered" (less bad blocks), is the one giving problems. (and in the last partition here too)

Unfortunately this happens when we purchase used HDs

Here i have de-activated the last partition waiting for the final BANG! ;-)

[Framiga]

i have:

1- 9GB 7200rpm Fujitsu MAB3091SP (68pins)

1- 18GB 10000rpm COMPAQ BD01864552 (80pins SCA with adapter)

The faster is clearly the COMPAQ (PFS3 and SFS like filesystems)

The problem still to find a reliable seller (possibly not used or at least NOS)

I personally have purchased them by a friend here in Italy about 2 years ago. They were both used but in "good" condition.

Good luck :-)

[Framiga]

its a really weird problem (close the one i'm experiencing currently here even if with different behaviour.... probably a dying HD here)

The "parity" problem you got (at the beginning) should be related to the device itself and/or cabling/termination (gone now with the new cable)

The fact that HDToolbox reads the geometry wrongly the first time, it could happen.

Have you tryed to search on the net the "real" geometry of your Atlas? and type in HDToolbox manually?

I could suggest you to try with the Phase5 HD SCSIConfig  but then you have to use it always.

Another suggestion.... when you install a new HD, save the RDB somewhere. If something will go wrong, you can load the RDB again and see your HD like it was prepped the first time.

Which RomUpdate do you have installed? type in a shell:

version cybppc.device FULL


Edit- ah... just for curiosity, how many "bad blocks" are reported by Q-Device with this new HD?