Re: can an ultra-1 creator 200 mhz see a 73gig hard drive?

From: Stefaan A Eeckels (tengo_at_DELETEMEecc.lu)
Date: 02/28/05 

Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 09:13:02 +0100

On 28 Feb 2005 04:26:01 GMT
awouk@blackhole.nyx.net (arthur wouk) wrote:

> i am having trouble getting the ultra-1 running solaris8 to see the
> drive either with probe-scsi, format, or sformat. one suggestion is
> that the self test for such a large drive takes too long, and the boot
> system, the os, and the formatting programs just assumes the drive is
> not performing.
>
> is this likely? if so, is there anything which can be done?

I've a 167MHz Ultra 1 happily talking to a 72GB drive, so it's
certainly possible. If you don't see the drive using probe-scsi,
and you've other devices that detect OK on the same chain,
then I think you'll have to accept the drive is bad. One thing
you might try is to set the SE jumper if your drive has it.

Take care, 

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Stefaan
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