Re: RAMFAST.SYSTEM Question

[dempson@atlantis.actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

In article <4aod92$gv@opal.southwind.net>,
Scott Weierich <scottw@onyx.southwind.net> wrote:
> RUBYWAND (rubywand@aol.com) wrote:
> 
> :     Since my hard disk is independent of the SCSI interface, the RAMfast
> : rev.D v3.x is connected to just a CD-ROM drive. Everything-- DiscQuest,
> : CD-ROM music player, Golden Orchard-- works great, except that there seems
> : to be no way to SAVE the RAMfast "Option" settings to hard disk. 
> 
> --
> Can I ask the million$ question??!! Why is you hard drive not connected 
> to the RAMfast?

Presumably because it is not a SCSI drive (e.g. a Focus card,
InnerDrive or Vulcan).

> In reply to your question, I believe that the card can only look at
> the SCSI bus and since your hard drive isn't there, your out of luck!

The RamFast stores its settings in an unused area of the first block
of a partitioned SCSI hard drive (the "device descriptor map").
Without a SCSI hard drive connected to the RamFast, there is nowhere
for it to store this information.
-- 
David Empson
dempson@actrix.gen.nz
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