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   Message 14,526 of 15,439   
   Guillaume Tello to All   
   Re: Hard Drive for Mega STE   
   14 Mar 11 23:20:14   
   
   From: houten.van@orange.fr   
      
   Thanks a lot Uwe, I was able to change the drive with a bigger one!   
      
   Uwe Seimet a écrit :   
   > On 03/09/2011 05:01 PM, Guillaume Tello wrote:   
   >   
   >> What settings are requeired for a SCSI hard drive to work with the   
   >> internal SCSI interface?   
   >   
   > You should keep these rules in mind for the ACSI/DMA bus of the Mega STE:   
   >   
   > - The drive must not require initiator identification. Some drives   
   > require the computer to have a SCSI ID of its own, but the Mega STE has   
   > no full-featured SCSI bus (only ACSI/DMA) and does not provide this feature.   
   > - You can only use 1 GByte of the drive's capacity, even if the drive   
   > has a higher capacity.   
   > - Parity should be switched off, the Mega STE does not support parity.   
   > - The drive at the end of the SCSI chain must be terminated. An active   
   > terminator is recommended.   
   > - The cable to the drive should be short.   
   >   
   > Best regards   
   >   
   > Uwe   
   >   
      
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