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OK, I finally was able to obtain a few SCSI HD's to mess around with. I was finally able to get one of them to format under Patrice's instructions ( Thanks Pat !!! ). I was able to configure the drive as a 20MB so far ( actual capacity is 80MB ) although I only created 1 partition. I guess I could try to configure it in 4 equal partitions.
 
The next hurdle is to make the HD bootable. I am able to copy all the samples, kits etc., so everything seems to be fully functional as using it for storing.
 
Any thoughts or methods in making this thing bootable? Also, if anyone needs specifics on the drives I tried let me know and I'll post the details. - Roland

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As far as I remember (about 2 years ago) the OS needs its own
partition. So somehow you have to make at least 2 partitions and copy
the OS on one of these. During the copy process you might get weird
alerts. But the second try often works :-)
And don't forget to copy protect you OS floppies!!!!!

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> OK, I finally was able to obtain a few SCSI HD's to mess around
with. I was finally able to get one of them to format under Patrice's
instructions ( Thanks Pat !!! ). I was able to configure the drive as
a 20MB so far ( actual capacity is 80MB ) although I only created 1
partition. I guess I could try to configure it in 4 equal partitions.
>  
> The next hurdle is to make the HD bootable. I am able to copy all
the samples, kits etc., so everything seems to be fully functional as
using it for storing.
>  
> Any thoughts or methods in making this thing bootable? Also, if
anyone needs specifics on the drives I tried let me know and I'll post
the details. - Roland
> 
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I'm very happy it finally worked  !!!
what a mistery in the end this operation ...

But to make it bootable you have to copy as the first file your SDX  
System...

& after naming X kit1 Xkit 2 etc ...
I think the X obliges the SDX to read in a second time the kits ...

I thtink there was one English guy on the yahoo group who could helop  
you who even had a Sequencer working good onthe SDx..
The ones I had never worked ...


about yourHD , it should format as a 70M° at once...

You should read again how to format the all thing & the disks slots as  
long as there is space on the HD ...
So continue to format some disks slots it should work ...

Therefore, remember Bill Bruford had only a 20M° HD & did wonderful  
things with it ...


BE CAREFUL to the Soft limits  54 instruments & 100 samples in each  
DISK SLOT !!!
THERE IS NO ERROR MESSAGE !!!
A friend of mine  who brought my unit for studio sessions had erased  
half of the kits like this ...without suspecting it ...
& I did it too...
I think I asked Dave 4 or 5 times for some kits & samples   
replacements...

anyway ,
I'm very glad you succeeded !
so WELCOME to the SDX world !!!
Let me hear all good sounding things you'll do with it ...

Patrice.



Le 24 avr. 08 à 16:55, rolandbrenner@netzero.net a écrit :

> OK, I finally was able to obtain a few SCSI HD's to mess around  
> with. I was finally able to get one of them to format under  
> Patrice's instructions ( Thanks Pat !!! ). I was able to configure  
> the drive as a 20MB so far ( actual capacity is 80MB ) although I  
> only created 1 partition. I guess I could try to configure it in 4  
> equal partitions.
>
> The next hurdle is to make the HD bootable. I am able to copy all  
> the samples, kits etc., so everything seems to be fully functional  
> as using it for storing.
>
> Any thoughts or methods in making this thing bootable? Also, if  
> anyone needs specifics on the drives I tried let me know and I'll  
> post the details. - Roland
>
> __________________________________________________________
> Learn about VA loan programs and benefits. Click now.
> http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2211/fc/Ioyw6ijmOilUmQQFObUBTe7YShxvlK25eYZNB7EGQeQWxcVudSzxXs/
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