Re: Inner Drive Applied Ingenuity

[IUnknown <stevementzer@gmail.com>]

On Dec 3, 10:05 am, "Bill Garber" <willy4...@garberstreet.com> wrote:
> "golfrock" <rtsp...@gmail.com> wrote in message news:2e117bce-
>
> 2bed-422c-9a77-2fde24689...@m20g2000prc.googlegroups.com...
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> > Well, I changed hard drives with the same result.
> > This is a ROM01 machine.
>
> > I suppose the card is just shot.
>
> > It seems like it locks up when it tries to load the driver.
>
> > Robert
>
> Can you elaborate on this, I.E.;
>
> What is the ROM version of the InnerDrive?
>
> Where is it failing?, on the setup disk (floppy), or
> after you set up the hard drive and attempt to reboot?
>
> What are you booting?, GS-OS x.xx, ProDOS x.xx, or another
> Operating System?
>
> Bill


IIRC, the 'power supply replacement' hard drives like the innerdrive
and the vulcan could only deal with certain drive geometry/sizes.

I had an innerdrive/20 ... and it worked great, but I remember hearing
about folks being unable to upgrade them because the controller
firmware couldn't deal with the extended # of heads, cylinders and
sectors being reported by the drive itself.

I would try to find an old 20MB or 40MB drive and see if you can get
it to boot.