Re: HELP: Formatting drive

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Dan Masterson wrote:
> 
> I'm trying to replace my current 80mb drive with an IBM SCSI drive (364mb)
> and am having problems.
> 
> First, I have a RamFast with 3.01e ROM.
> 
> ID is set to 6
> Termination is set ON (on the drive)
> 
> When I go into the SCSI/Utilities, and try to format, sometimes I get an
> MLI error, sometimes it formats.  Setting the partitions works, but when
> I return to the main RF menu, the partition names are not there.
> ....

     According to the SCSI FAQ done by Nathan Mates, some SCSI-2 drives
will not work with RamFAST 3.01f and, possibly, earlier RamFASTs because
the drives require that the interface card have its own SCSI ID number.
An example he gives is the Quantum "Fireball" series.

     If you are pretty sure that your SCSI cable is in good shape and is
not too long and that the termination works and that the hard drive is
not supplying termination power (something the RamFAST does), then, you
may need to contact your drive's manufacturer to find out whether or not
it requires that the interface have a SCSI ID.
 

Rubywand