Re: RamFast versions - software and hardware??Jazz drive...

["Stephen Hartz" <SHartz@columbus.rr.com>]

Willi, my Ramfast card says :  : U9  v3.00.  I bought it in 1994.  I always
assumed it was Rev.D,  How do you tell?  BTW there is a fellow offering to
update the EPROM on a replacement chip to 3.01f   for $7 if anyone is
interested. I'm going to get one, and I'll let you know...
The Jazz cartridge is ROACHED . I have been over and over all the
fixes(Iomega support 5 times) and even my Powerbook won't recognize it
anymore.  Neither will Iomega tools on the Mac.  Sees the drive, but no
cartridge in it.
I'm convinced that I need to  low level format the drive with a Mac utility
(Anubus?) or if you would be so kind with your High speed Card?  BUT, if
after  formatting and partitioning, your Ramfast still doesn't see the
cartridge, why bother??
Iomega support has even issued me a return RMA and
I might just take them up on it.  But I'm not sure a new cartridge would
even help... The two I had were supposedly formatted Mac by the seller....

"Geo3" <grent@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> "Stephen Hartz" <SHartz@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
news:<_oBia.37389$0X.7315454@twister.columbus.rr.com>...
> > I am still battling the Ramfast/Jaz drive battle and was wondering if a
> > newer version of the Ramfast ROM's or the software might help my IIgs
> > recognize and properly format the 1GB Jazz drive...  Might that help?
Right
> > now, the Ramfast.System software will try to do a low level format, but
then
> > crashes near the end.  The low level format NEVER completes, and I
therefore
> > never get the chance to partition and high level format(ProDos Or HFS)
said
> > partitions...
> >  At this point, my Mac Powerbook won't even recognize the 1 GB cartridge
> > inserted in to the jazz drive!  I'm really up a creek.... Any
suggestions???
> Hi,
>   I believe I tried to email you. Is this a 2gig Jazz drive formatting
> a 1 gig cart? If it is then the Ramfast may not like the SCSI-2 drive.
> First which Ramfast version are you using? The Ramfast D cards has
> 3.01f as the last one. Which GS/OS are you using? Have you installed
> the HFS patch for partitions larger than a 100 meg.? You would have to
> have the Ramfast formatt it first to take affect. Also on the IIgs
> side install GenX to be able to read any HFS.
>  Have you tried to partition the drive all buy its self with no HD, No
> software, but using (Jazz must be terminated) the Ramfast? If you do
> terminate the Jazz.
>   When you say never completes, do you mean that you do not see any
> numbers of blocks left? Or the system freezes up?
>  A work around wouldbe to formatt the Jaz cart on the Mac with THIRD
> party software. Sliver Lining is one that will formatt and partition
> the 1gig cart. You then should be able to take it the IIgs and formatt
> all the 32 meg partitions in prodos(GS/OS) and all the HFS are already
> HFS and should be readable from the IIgs.
>  Have not had time to play with the Jazz, yet. Working with the Zip
> and Syquest, with no problems. The Jazz going to sleep may be part of
> the problem with the Ramfast. That is it takes to long to formatt it.
> The work around should be to use 3 party software on the macs side.
> Hopefully you do not make a partition to big so the Jazz goes to sleep
> while you are transfering info. Trying to transfer more than a 100
> megs or so at a time to do. You may have to break it down into smaller
> blocks of 50-80 meg. I have run into the problem of trying to transfer
> too many folders, at one time. This is when I connect a couple of 1gig
> Hds and try to transfer all to the other.
>  Take Care,
>         George From Michigan