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

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

4/2/03 update:  Gave up on the Jazz on my Powerbook . I thought maybe the
drive really was going to sleep on the gs, as someone suggested. I changed
the 'sleep' time via Iomega Tools on my Powerbook. (Not sure if this
actually changed the sleep time on the drive, however. Mybe just the
software, most likely.  One thing i DID learn on the mac.  The 'sllep' time
for the drive is set at 15 minutes by Iomega from the factory.  that MAY
have been why the original low level format failed?? It was going ok, and
just stopped afgteer about 15'....
Sooo,  then unhooked the Jazz and took it back to the GS.  Hooked it up as
the ONLY SCSI device.  Ran the Ramfast utilities and they still SAW the
drive and told me to format the cartridge, which I tried.  After about 30
seconds, the format stopped and I got the message:

Ramfast MLI ERROR!
Command:03-04 84 00 60 00 00 00 00
Status: 01

I'm 99% sure the problem is with the media- some sort of different
formatting than the standard 100 meg zip cartridge.
The choices:

1)  send the cartridges back to Iomega (they gave me an RMA) or
2)try Anubis onm the mac to low level format and partition and see if the gs
likes that.....
Any bets??



"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???
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