From: atari030@nomorespampleaseoptusnet.com.au   
      
   phantomm_1 wrote:   
   > The problem I ran into is with the IDE hard drive.   
   > I had a old Factory IDE here, that I put in a Falcon.   
   > It was working when it was stored.   
   > Now, when installed the Falcon will not see it unless   
   > I have a HD Driver Boot Disk.   
   > (Displays the IDE make but will not boot the drive)   
   > I have tried using AHDI.PRG in Auto Folder on a   
   > Disk. Which helped get it started when I switched   
   > Memory boards. As Boot up is Faster with a 4meg   
   > board. Unless you hit space bar.   
   > But it still will not see the partitions.   
   > With this drive installed, it causes the disk drive   
   > not to work. I'll get a message that data on the   
   > disk is damaged for any disk I try to read.   
   > And it will not boot from Floppy, with this drive   
   > installed!   
   > If I remove the ribbon cable from the IDE, then   
   > It will boot from Floppy.   
   > I tried current versions of HD Driver to try getting it   
   > going.   
   > Well after much work, I did get it working. then, shut it   
   > down and re-booted (cold) several times. Worked fine.   
   > Left it alone for 2 days and same problem returned.   
   >   
   > The IDE HD is probably Bad, unless there is something in   
   > NVRAM thats gotten screwed up.   
   > The IDE HD is rather old, I'm not worried about losing it.   
   > But does raise concerns with these older ide drives that   
   > are around.   
   > I'd like to know for sure, that's its the IDE hard drive   
   > and not something in NVRAM.   
   >   
   > Does the NVRAM have anything to do with the Falcon   
   > seeing the IDE?   
      
   No. Detection is written in stone.   
      
   >   
   > And doesn't the Falcon suppose to check the IDE before   
   > looking at SCSI?   
      
   yes, always.   
      
   >   
   > It seems that the Falcon is looking at SCSI first, then IDE   
   > which I think is wrong if you are booting from an IDE.   
      
   It shouldn't be. The only way you can do that is with a boot floppy   
   where the boot sector forces it the other way round.   
      
   >   
   > Have a question, When the Falcon Boots up, does it suppose   
   > to display a message showing the Falcon's ID number?   
      
   No.   
      
   >   
   > Or does this depend on what type of Driver Software   
   > that you are using?   
      
   A little yes.   
   >   
   > I know that normally you get a message displaying type of   
   > IDE/SCSI.   
      
   not on a stock Falcon. My CT2 does. But that's because of the firmware.   
      
   I'm guessing you may have stiction on the old drive. Its a condition   
   where it doesn't get out of bed quickly enough for the system to   
   recognise it, tho it improves if the drive has already spun up. There is   
   a floppy you could create with a boot delay that gives the drive a   
   second or two longer to boot allowing the system time to detect it. I   
   can't remember what it was called tho.   
      
   Mark   
      
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