Re: Apple IIgs and Jaz Drive- keeps ejecting Why?

[SHartz40 <SHartz40@yahoo.com>]

On Feb 15, 2:03 pm, Mitchell Spector <mitch...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> SHartz40 <SHart...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >Just attached aJazdrive  to my IIgs and it ejects over and over.
> >Cn't get the drive to take any opf 4 different cartridges (2 new)
> >Ideas as to why?  Anyone else have this experience?
>
>     Just happened to come across this thread and thought
> I'd chime in. For the past several months I've successfully
> used a 1 GBJazDrive on my Apple IIGS. Not merely as a
> data storage drive, but as my main boot device. I'm using it
> with a 1 MB RamFAST 'D', with 3.01e firmware.
>
>     I've partitioned and format it using the built-in RamFAST
> utility: Nine 32 MB ProDOS partitions and the remainder
> as one 733 MB HFS partition. It seems to work fine and
> operates as fast as any SCSI hardisk. Occasionally I've
> had the screen black out and require a cold boot, but
> I'd attribute that more with my ZipGS than theJazdrive.
>
>     Incidentally, the reason I switched to theJazdrive
> had to do with the fact most of my SCSI hardisks are
> ear piercingly loud (I'm used to modern hardisks that
> are completely silent). TheJazcertainly isn't completely
> silent, but at a tolerable level. Now if only I could find
> a replacement cable to repair my Pegasus internal
> drive, then I probably wouldn't hear it at all. :)
> (anyone have a dual D-25 to IDC-50 cable?)
>
> Mitchell Spector

Mitchell, how did you work around the 30 minute 'sleep' issue?  Does
the drive stay 'active' for you all the time??

I tried over and over with the Ramfast- software- always locked up on
me..  I wonder why you succeeded???  Different Ramfast utility
version?