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Need really help - want to replace SCSI HD in MegaSTE - no clue why it doesn't work

Started byPeter Dassow <z80eu@arcor.de>
First post2011-11-12 16:53 +0100
Last post2011-11-30 23:50 +0000
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  Need really help - want to replace SCSI HD in MegaSTE - no clue why it doesn't work Peter Dassow <z80eu@arcor.de> - 2011-11-12 16:53 +0100
    Re: Need really help - want to replace SCSI HD in MegaSTE - no clue why   it doesn't work Uwe Seimet <Uwe.Seimet@seimet.de> - 2011-11-13 08:04 +0100
      Re: Need really help - want to replace SCSI HD in MegaSTE - no clue   why   it doesn't work Thorsten Günther <guenther@dilgar.de> - 2011-11-13 11:05 +0100
      Re: Need really help - want to replace SCSI HD in MegaSTE - no clue why   it doesn't work Peter Dassow <z80eu@arcor.de> - 2011-11-13 13:11 +0100
        Re: Need really help - want to replace SCSI HD in MegaSTE - no clue   why   it doesn't work Uwe Seimet <Uwe.Seimet@seimet.de> - 2011-11-13 13:51 +0100
        Re: Need really help - want to replace SCSI HD in MegaSTE - no clue why   it doesn't work Bravo Sierra Computers <atari@aracnet.com> - 2011-11-13 04:48 -0800
        Re: Need really help - want to replace SCSI HD in MegaSTE - no clue   why   it doesn't work Thorsten Günther <guenther@dilgar.de> - 2011-11-13 19:33 +0100
    Re: Need really help - want to replace SCSI HD in MegaSTE - no clue why it doesn't work "Mark E" <mark.earwood@btinternet.com> - 2011-11-30 23:50 +0000

#290 — Need really help - want to replace SCSI HD in MegaSTE - no clue why it doesn't work

FromPeter Dassow <z80eu@arcor.de>
Date2011-11-12 16:53 +0100
SubjectNeed really help - want to replace SCSI HD in MegaSTE - no clue why it doesn't work
Message-ID<4ebe9685$0$6642$9b4e6d93@newsspool2.arcor-online.net>
Hi,

after several unsuccessful tries, I am clueless.
My Mega STE worked flawlessly with his ST157N, but it's one of the 
smallest HD you can find (no more space now for anything).
So I tried it with a IBM DORS 32160 (SCA version, but I used an adapter 
to SCSI-50pin). I didn't hear even the HD drive/motor (may be this drive 
was already dead).
Now I buyed a IBM 0662 drive (1.0 GB SCSI, 50pin).
Because this beast have the maximum of jumper for configuration you can 
imagine, I made an excerpt from the manual and upload it to my site.
You can take a look at it here: http://www.z80.eu/images/ibm0662.png
The red jumpers are my assumption what is necessary.
For the Mega STE, some told me, I should NOT use "active termination". 
For classic ST's, this would be different (e.g. for MegaFile's).
At the moment, it does not work, HDDriver (or CBHD or AHDI 6) does not 
recognize any drive except my also external connected Syquest 555 drive.

I am not aware of the sense of "Disable UNIT attention" here, also of 
the jumper "Disable T.I.Sync Negotiations".
Also, I am not sure about "SCSI bus termination power" and the 
additional "Termination Power enable" jumper (which should be related 
with the "Enable Active Termination" jumper.

Any help (Mega STE specific) ?

Regards
  Peter

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#291 — Re: Need really help - want to replace SCSI HD in MegaSTE - no clue why it doesn't work

FromUwe Seimet <Uwe.Seimet@seimet.de>
Date2011-11-13 08:04 +0100
SubjectRe: Need really help - want to replace SCSI HD in MegaSTE - no clue why it doesn't work
Message-ID<9i98g3FsslU1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#290
On 11/12/2011 04:53 PM, Peter Dassow wrote:

> Now I buyed a IBM 0662 drive (1.0 GB SCSI, 50pin).

> At the moment, it does not work, HDDriver (or CBHD or AHDI 6) does not
> recognize any drive except my also external connected Syquest 555 drive.

This drive, like some other IBM drives, might require the computer to 
have a SCSI ID (initiator identification). If this is the case you can 
only use it with the full-featured SCSI bus of a TT or Falcon or with a 
LINK96/97 host adapter. These are the only host adapters for the ST/STE 
which support initiator identification (SCSI ID 7).

 > I am not aware of the sense of "Disable UNIT attention" here, also of 
 > the jumper "Disable T.I.Sync Negotiations".

You should disable both. Enabling unit attention can prevent the Atari 
from booting from a drive. The synchroneous transfer negotiation is not 
supported by ACSI. Only with a TT or Falcon and a driver with support 
for SCSI messages (like HDDRIVER and maybe CBHD) it can be enabled, even 
though you would not be able to profit from it with the Atari.

But anyway, provided your drive is not broken the lack of initiator 
identification with ACSI ist most likely the problem.

-- 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
   Dr. Uwe Seimet                           http://www.linkbylink.net/

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#294 — Re: Need really help - want to replace SCSI HD in MegaSTE - no clue why it doesn't work

FromThorsten Günther <guenther@dilgar.de>
Date2011-11-13 11:05 +0100
SubjectRe: Need really help - want to replace SCSI HD in MegaSTE - no clue why it doesn't work
Message-ID<9i9j34F7ipU1@mid.uni-berlin.de>
In reply to#291
Am 13.11.2011 08:04, schrieb Uwe Seimet:
> On 11/12/2011 04:53 PM, Peter Dassow wrote:
>
>> Now I buyed a IBM 0662 drive (1.0 GB SCSI, 50pin).
>
>> At the moment, it does not work, HDDriver (or CBHD or AHDI 6) does not
>> recognize any drive except my also external connected Syquest 555 drive.
>
> This drive, like some other IBM drives, might require the computer to
> have a SCSI ID (initiator identification). If this is the case you can
> only use it with the full-featured SCSI bus of a TT or Falcon or with a
> LINK96/97 host adapter. These are the only host adapters for the ST/STE
> which support initiator identification (SCSI ID 7).

As I had texactly this drive inside my TT030, I can confirm it does 
require the computer to have an SCSI ID. It did not boot in the TT030 
with original ROM, one has to use a patched ROM, I used tp306v20.lzh and 
tospatch.ttp, both which can be found on

<http://markusheiden.de/index.php/atari/tospatch.html>

These were the two modifications necessary:

;*******************************************************************************
;* MH:
;* Nur CRC-Check ausschalten.
;* [ALL]
;*
;* >>> Dieser Patch überschneidet sich mit einem PAK III-Patch, wenn
;*     .StaticRAM = 1 ist. Das macht aber nichts, da der entsprechende Patch
;*     (Abbruch bei CRC-Fehler im TOS) komplett überschrieben wird.

.KILL_CRC = 0       ;1: Patch einbinden, 0: Patch nicht einbinden

_IF .KILL_CRC
  _FILL 7D4,886,$4E71.W
_ENDIF

;*******************************************************************************
;* SE:
;* Initiatoridentification beim SCSI-Zugriff, TT meldet sich als ID 7
;* Damit kann auch von Quantum Empire u.ä. gebootet werden.
;* [ALL]

.SCSI_ID = 0        ;1: Patch einbinden, 0: Patch nicht einbinden

_IF .SCSI_ID
  1C40 $70,80
_ENDIF
.SCSI_ID = 0        ;1: Patch einbinden, 0: Patch nicht einbinden

_IF .SCSI_ID
  1C40 $70,80
_ENDIF

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#295 — Re: Need really help - want to replace SCSI HD in MegaSTE - no clue why it doesn't work

FromPeter Dassow <z80eu@arcor.de>
Date2011-11-13 13:11 +0100
SubjectRe: Need really help - want to replace SCSI HD in MegaSTE - no clue why it doesn't work
Message-ID<4ebfb3eb$0$6643$9b4e6d93@newsspool2.arcor-online.net>
In reply to#291
On 13.11.2011 08:04, Uwe Seimet wrote:
>
>> Now I buyed a IBM 0662 drive (1.0 GB SCSI, 50pin).
>
> This drive, like some other IBM drives, might require the computer to
> have a SCSI ID (initiator identification). If this is the case you can
> only use it with the full-featured SCSI bus of a TT or Falcon or with a
> LINK96/97 host adapter. These are the only host adapters for the ST/STE
> which support initiator identification (SCSI ID 7).
> [...]
> But anyway, provided your drive is not broken the lack of initiator
> identification with ACSI ist most likely the problem.
>

It seems I have again no luck (second time, because I tried a DORS 32160 
already). May be no IBM drive can be used with a Mega STE and the 
build-in ASCI controller.
I have only set "disable parity" and "autostart", no SCSI-ID jumper set 
(that should result in a SCSI-ID = 0).
The drive is not recognized.
Why did I buyed an IBM HD ?
Because I read the recommendations at
http://atari.mnx2010.nl/helpdesk/scsi/scsi.htm ...
This page is not related to a Mega STE, may be the list of "compatible" 
drives is totally wrong :-(

Regards
  Peter

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#296 — Re: Need really help - want to replace SCSI HD in MegaSTE - no clue why it doesn't work

FromUwe Seimet <Uwe.Seimet@seimet.de>
Date2011-11-13 13:51 +0100
SubjectRe: Need really help - want to replace SCSI HD in MegaSTE - no clue why it doesn't work
Message-ID<9i9spqFhmcU1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#295
On 11/13/2011 01:11 PM, Peter Dassow wrote:

> This page is not related to a Mega STE, may be the list of "compatible"
> drives is totally wrong :-(

At least it is outdated and it appears to be mainly meant for TT and Falcon.
On the other hand, as far as TT and Falcon are concerned such a list is 
quite useless because you can use any SCSI-2/3 drive (except for the 
differential drives, which have a special signal handling) with them, 
i.e. there is no need for such a compatibility list.

-- 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
   Dr. Uwe Seimet                           http://www.linkbylink.net/

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#297 — Re: Need really help - want to replace SCSI HD in MegaSTE - no clue why it doesn't work

FromBravo Sierra Computers <atari@aracnet.com>
Date2011-11-13 04:48 -0800
SubjectRe: Need really help - want to replace SCSI HD in MegaSTE - no clue why it doesn't work
Message-ID<alpine.DEB.2.00.1111130439390.15471@slate.spiritone.com>
In reply to#295
Dear Peter,

Ask B & C ComputerVisions About This! The Mega STe Is Finicky About Hard 
Drives! I Dont Believe It Will Do SCSI 2 Internally! Maybe Externally With 
Another Hard Drive! I Asked B & C About This Before! I Prefer Another Host 
Adapter Than Atari!

On Sun, 13 Nov 2011, Peter Dassow wrote:

> Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2011 13:11:21 +0100
> From: Peter Dassow <z80eu@arcor.de>
> Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
> Subject: Re: Need really help - want to replace SCSI HD in MegaSTE - no clue
>     why   it doesn't work
> 
> On 13.11.2011 08:04, Uwe Seimet wrote:
>> 
>>> Now I buyed a IBM 0662 drive (1.0 GB SCSI, 50pin).
>> 
>> This drive, like some other IBM drives, might require the computer to
>> have a SCSI ID (initiator identification). If this is the case you can
>> only use it with the full-featured SCSI bus of a TT or Falcon or with a
>> LINK96/97 host adapter. These are the only host adapters for the ST/STE
>> which support initiator identification (SCSI ID 7).
>> [...]
>> But anyway, provided your drive is not broken the lack of initiator
>> identification with ACSI ist most likely the problem.
>> 
>
> It seems I have again no luck (second time, because I tried a DORS 32160 
> already). May be no IBM drive can be used with a Mega STE and the build-in 
> ASCI controller.
> I have only set "disable parity" and "autostart", no SCSI-ID jumper set (that 
> should result in a SCSI-ID = 0).
> The drive is not recognized.
> Why did I buyed an IBM HD ?
> Because I read the recommendations at
> http://atari.mnx2010.nl/helpdesk/scsi/scsi.htm ...
> This page is not related to a Mega STE, may be the list of "compatible" 
> drives is totally wrong :-(
>
> Regards
> Peter
>

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#298 — Re: Need really help - want to replace SCSI HD in MegaSTE - no clue why it doesn't work

FromThorsten Günther <guenther@dilgar.de>
Date2011-11-13 19:33 +0100
SubjectRe: Need really help - want to replace SCSI HD in MegaSTE - no clue why it doesn't work
Message-ID<9iags0Fgc3U1@mid.uni-berlin.de>
In reply to#295
Am 13.11.2011 13:11, schrieb Peter Dassow:
> http://atari.mnx2010.nl/helpdesk/scsi/scsi.htm ...
> This page is not related to a Mega STE, may be the list of "compatible"
> drives is totally wrong :-(

The DCAS-34330 is easy to get and proven to work (some Mega STE owners 
at the E-Jagfest had it installed), although you can only use 1 gig of 
the 4 this drive provides.

Also, I had no problems with a Quantum LPS270S in my TT030.

HTH,

Thorsten

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#314

From"Mark E" <mark.earwood@btinternet.com>
Date2011-11-30 23:50 +0000
Message-ID<OtmdnW5eMPL3XEvTnZ2dnUVZ7omdnZ2d@bt.com>
In reply to#290
Hi  Peter
                       I've had great success with Seagate drives, 
specifically ST51080N. Loads of room and really quick.

          Mark.


"Peter Dassow"  wrote in message 
news:4ebe9685$0$6642$9b4e6d93@newsspool2.arcor-online.net...

Hi,

after several unsuccessful tries, I am clueless.
My Mega STE worked flawlessly with his ST157N, but it's one of the
smallest HD you can find (no more space now for anything).
So I tried it with a IBM DORS 32160 (SCA version, but I used an adapter
to SCSI-50pin). I didn't hear even the HD drive/motor (may be this drive
was already dead).
Now I buyed a IBM 0662 drive (1.0 GB SCSI, 50pin).
Because this beast have the maximum of jumper for configuration you can
imagine, I made an excerpt from the manual and upload it to my site.
You can take a look at it here: http://www.z80.eu/images/ibm0662.png
The red jumpers are my assumption what is necessary.
For the Mega STE, some told me, I should NOT use "active termination".
For classic ST's, this would be different (e.g. for MegaFile's).
At the moment, it does not work, HDDriver (or CBHD or AHDI 6) does not
recognize any drive except my also external connected Syquest 555 drive.

I am not aware of the sense of "Disable UNIT attention" here, also of
the jumper "Disable T.I.Sync Negotiations".
Also, I am not sure about "SCSI bus termination power" and the
additional "Termination Power enable" jumper (which should be related
with the "Enable Active Termination" jumper.

Any help (Mega STE specific) ?

Regards
  Peter 

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