Powerflyer (FastATAcontroller) does not detect CDrewriter

[Effy]

Not yet Brian, I would like to have three or four extra hours a day to do the things I like most ... but I shall surely let you know if it works or not !!!

[Effy]

Finally found time to experiment. I tried to connect a 3,5" harddrive to the 2nd IDE port and disconnect the CDrom. Result : it could not be found. Strange. So I removed the 2,5" Seagate and connected a 3,5" Western Digital 1,6 Gb as master and an old Sony 4x CDrom as slave, both on the primary IDE port. They were immediately detected and after installing OS 3.1, FastATA´99 soft, AsimCDFS, and DirOpus V4.12 I can not finally start copying an older backup of a OS 3.1 partition on the harddrive ... but now I need to find a way to get something connected to the 2nd IDE port. I know that an Amiga 1200 doesn´t know a 2nd IDE port so I think I have missed something somewhere in my humble way of thinking ... but what Brain, any ideas Anyone

[Brian]

Just a stupid question but you do understand that the first 2.5" IDE connector and the first 3.5" IDE connector are both primary IDE and only one of them can be used at any time and that the second 3.5" IDE connector is secondary IDE, right?

So if you have connected a 2.5" HD (primary master) you need to use the second 3.5" IDE connector for any other device such as a CDRW and it need to be set as master (secondary master).

I know, I know, it's a long shot.

[JaXanim]

@Effy

Have you installed all the FastATA99 files correctly? Does the FastATAPrefs work OK? Have you added the LMB command in the Startup-sequence? Have you set the correct unit number and scsi.device settings for the ATAPI devices you have fitted?

If yes to all this, then your problem is outside my own experience.

Cheers,

JaX

[Effy]

JaXanim : I have installed the FastATA´99 soft by using the install icon on the disc, so yes the lmb and other lines are inserted on top of the startup sequence, and the Prefs do work if I hold the left mouse button while starting up ...

Brain : "Just a stupid question but you do understand that the first 2.5" IDE connector and the first 3.5" IDE connector are both primary IDE and only one of them can be used at any time and that the second 3.5" IDE connector is secondary IDE, right?

So if you have connected a 2.5" HD (primary master) you need to use the second 3.5" IDE connector for any other device such as a CDRW and it need to be set as master (secondary master)." ...I knew that by having read the manual a long time ago (years). I didn´t even think of trying to connect the 2,5" hd and the 3,5" hd to the same primary port ...

[JaXanim]

@Effy

That's correct. You can use either the 2.5" or the 3.5" Primary interface as the Primary channel, but not both.

Additional 3.5" units must go on the 3.5" Secondary channel.

Cheers,

JaX

[Effy]

But a little voice inside me tells me that I need to to something to make the Amiga ´see´ the 2nd port and I think I forgot what to do in this case ...