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| 963.1 | You're not the only one | PRNSYS::LOMICKAJ | Jeffrey A. Lomicka | Mon Sep 10 1990 17:01 | 5 |
| I do this using the DGC host adaptor, a 5-chip SCSI interface designed
by Dave Conroy. It works great, and is easy to build. Dave wrote the
original driver for RD52/Adaptek 4000, but I modified it to include code
for waking up the RZ23 at power-up, and to partition for the RZ23.
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| 963.2 | RZ 23 DRIVER AND CONFIGURATION | LYOIS2::DENEL | | Tue Sep 11 1990 06:19 | 9 |
| Hello everybody,
where can i find a driver to use an rz22 or RZ23 with an scsi
interface. Is there a special configuration for the drive for the
startup of the motor ?
Thank you for the answers
I have an atari 1040 and a mega ST1.
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| 963.3 | You can fix the RZ | PRNSYS::LOMICKAJ | Jeffrey A. Lomicka | Tue Sep 11 1990 13:00 | 10 |
| There's a lengthly discussion in the AMIGA conference about how to put
the RZ drive in a VAX, and run a diagnostic that flips the bit in the
NVRAM that tells the drive to power-up spinning. From then on, I'm told
it will work great on any Atari host adaptor (ICD, etc.). I used to
have a copy of this, but I can't find it. Check the keywords in
BOMBE::AMIGA and see if you can find it.
However, in my case, I'm using a pre-rpoduction prototype RZ23, and it
won't work with ICD or Atari host adaptors (the only ones I tried), but
it does work with the DGC home-brew host adaptor. I don't know why.
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| 963.4 | dgc adaptor please?? | LYOIS2::DENEL | | Wed Sep 19 1990 07:02 | 9 |
| Good morning,
where can i find the dgc adaptor to connect my rz22 ?
I am leaving in France (Lyon)
Thank you for the answer.
Best regards
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| 963.5 | The DGC controller is a build-it-yourself | PRNSYS::LOMICKAJ | Jeffrey A. Lomicka | Wed Sep 19 1990 09:50 | 16 |
| You have to build the DGC controller yourself. It is made of 5 chips,
one of which is a high speed PAL that you have to program on a PAL
programmer, and one is the 5380 SCSI controller chip. You also need
connectors, cables, etc, and the software. Note that is it
incompatible with any other use of the DMA port. The schematics are
hand drawn. I will send a copy inter-office to anyone who asks (I say
remembering that I promised some that I haven't sent yet. Now what did
I do with that address...)
. . . on a related topic . . .
I spoke to Dave at Toad Computer last night about the Connor CP3100,
the RZ23, and he says you have to jumpber one of the jumpers near the
SCSI connector to make it work on an ICD controller. It still didn't
work on my proto drive. I might borrow a production drive and try it,
just so that I can answer definitively about how to hook them up.
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| 963.6 | Still out there??? | RIPPER::KNIGHTP | get me a gin and pentatonic | Fri Jul 23 1993 00:44 | 6 |
| Hi does anyone still have this information handy?
I have an RZ23 I wish to connect to my Atari stfm 1024
regards
P.K.
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| 963.7 | Try "The Link" ! | MUNDIS::CSCHMIDT | Scio, Me Nil Scire | Fri Jul 23 1993 05:32 | 20 |
| Get yourself the SCSI-adapter "The Link" from ICD for minimum headache.
The adapter is slightly bigger than a normal 50-pin
SCSI-connector,comes with the ACSI-cable, is self-powered by the
"termpwr"-line of SCSI and the software that comes with it is superb.
The latest ICD-software comes with CD-Rom support also.
The only other thing you need then, is a power supply and the 50-pin
Cannon-to-50pin-Flat cable. (I used an old TK50 box).
Once you have all your things together, locate jumper E4 on the RZ23.
Right now, I don't exactly remember, whether I had to pull it off or
leave it in a certain position, anyways that jumper was the key to
getting the adapter to work at all. (The software did not see the disk
before I fooled around with E4).
The price for "The Link" here in Germany is 149 DM, which is approx
US$ 90.- right now.
Cheers,
Christoph
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| 963.8 | I'll try it | GIDDAY::KNIGHTP | get me a gin and pentatonic | Mon Jul 26 1993 23:39 | 3 |
| re -1
Thanks
P.K
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| 963.9 | Good Clue...More thanks! | KERNEL::CLARK | STRUGGLING AGAINST GRAVITY... | Thu Apr 14 1994 06:30 | 12 |
| More thanks!...
I have just completed the process of assembling "The Link", a drive
and enclosure/psu only to discover that the CPU couldn't "see" the host
adapter.
The drive is a SEAGATE something or other (300Mbyte) for which the
installation documentation describes a 7-pin I.D. and option selection
jumper header....The drive I have has 8 pins!!
It looks as though "The Link" is not getting TERMPWR from the
drive, probably as the result of an incorrectly selected TERMPWR
jumper....I'll have another go this evening!...Thanks for the clue!
Regards...
Dave Clark.
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| 963.10 | Successful!!...Ta! | KERNEL::CLARK | STRUGGLING AGAINST GRAVITY... | Thu Apr 21 1994 10:37 | 8 |
| Success!!
I've now got a screen full of icon's and more space than I know
what to do with.
Next problem is...Backup!!....Yes...I've seen the notes!
Regards...
Dave Clark
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