Re: Why does my CMS SCSI card only let me do 2 32MB partitions?

[chucknewby@aol.com (ChuckNewby)]

Jeremy:  You do not say whether you are using a IIgs or an Apple IIe.  I will
go this far with a IIe:  You will get a max of TWO partitions available at any
time the computer is running.  With the software that came with the CMS card,
you CAN swap in and out the other partitions......

On the other hand, if you have a IIgs, your CMS SCSI will allow you to have all
the partitions available that are possible, BUT you must replace the SCSI
driver in the driver folder with the SCSI drive for the IIgs (also on the disk
that came with the CMS card).

Now for the fun part:  THE MAIN difference between a CMS SCSI card and an Apple
REV C card is that the CMS card keeps your hard drive Partition table on the
CARD, rather than on the drive, where it belongs.  That should NOT be a problem
if you are using removable disks as you indicated, other than you might find it
necessary to reboot when you switch disks, but a IIgs reboots rather quickly.

The Apple High Speed SCSI card processes data on the SCSI bus faster than any
SCSI card except the RamFAST, and on a IIgs, unless you are working with
EXTREMELY LARGE files, you will not notice an appreciable difference in speed
between the two cards.

IF YOU HAVE A CHOICE, the Apple High Speed SCSI card is your better and safer
choice overall.