Re: Hard drive problem?

[commodorejohn@gmail.com]

On Aug 20, 10:06 am, commodorej...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Aug 19, 12:41 pm, "Bill Garber" <willy4...@comcast.net> wrote:
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> > <commodorej...@gmail.com> wrote in message55b3c4a9-4d1f-417a-a44e-75250aa69481@z72g2000hsb.googlegroups.com">news:55b3c4a9-4d1f-417a-a44e-75250aa69481@z72g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
> > > Okay, finally pinpointed the problem: it's taking 38 seconds, from
> > > boot, to actually pop up the ICP or give any indication that it
> > > recognizes the hard disk. I guess I just wasn't being patient enough.
> > > But 38 seconds is well after the drive has finished spinning up; I
> > > presume I can cut down on the wait by modifying the boot delay
> > > jumpers? If so, can someone explain the jumpers to me? They're not
> > > mentioned in the manual linked above; it has settings for partition
> > > start and size and drive ID listed where the other settings should be.
>
> >     ________________________________________
> >    /                                        |
> >   /   u 1     u 2     u 3     u 4    jP2    |
> >  /                                          |
> >  |                                          |
> >  |                                          |
> >  |  u 5    u 6                              |
> >  |_________________________             jP1 |
> >                            |                |
> >                            |________________|
>
> >  u 1: Boot Scan delay....manual shows no
> >       jumpers here in default configuration
>
> >  u 2: #1 (left) jumper is 'Enable I.C.P.
> >       (Yes/No)', middle 6 not used,
> >       #2 (right) is 'multiple initiators (Yes/No)'
> >       manual shows no jumpers in default configuration
>
> >  u 3: Selection phase time out delay..I believe this
> >       sets how long the card waits for the drive to
> >       come up to speed(?)...manual shows the default
> >       as having 4, 5, and 7 with jumpers installed
>
> >  u 4: Arbitration phase time out delay..
> >       manual - default no jumpers installed
>
> >  u 5: Bus Free phase time out delay..
> >       manual - default has jumper on number 1
>
> >  u 6: Interrupt recovery delay....
> >       manual shows jumpers on 3, 4, and 5
>
> >  JP1 and JP2 are single sets of pins.
> >  Manual - J2 is not used, J1 is jumpered.
>
> >      My card has the following jumpers set
> >      (for use with 1990 ROM only):
>
> >   u1:  jumper on 7
> >   u2:  no jumpers
> >   u3:  jumpers on 4, 5, and 7
> >   u4:  no jumpers
> >   u5:  jumper on 1
> >   u6:  jumpers on 3, 4, and 5
> >   jP2:  no jumper
> >   jP1:  jumper
>
> >      This setup yields a rather long pause for the
> >      hard disk to come up to speed (about 40 to 45
> >      seconds) that they found necessary at the time
> >      to avoid boot problems. However, being my hard
> >      drive can be started prior to starting the IIgs,
> >      this could be shortened provided you can figure
> >      out the settings. Good Luck.
>
> > Bill Garber from GS-Electronicshttp://www.garberstreet.com
>
> Does the manual explain exactly how the jumpers work? I fiddled around
> with the selection phase timeout jumper and got it down to about 30
> seconds, but it'd still be nice to shorten that further. Also, yes,
> it's a 1990 ROM.

P.S. Where is that GS/OS partition driver? I looked through the FTP
section, and if it's there I must've missed it.