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Re: [emax] installing a drive?

2000-11-17 by John Joseph Silveria II

> I recently purchased a used Seagate 600MB internal harddrive. I can get
> the emax II to recognize it and start to format it but after about 15
> minutes of formatting I get an SCSI: software error. Is the drive no
> good or am I doing something wrong? Can someone give me a step by step
> on installing and formating a HD? Help.... I can stand floppies no
> longer! 

Keep in mind the partition limit is 540mb. Chances are the drive isn't 
compatible because of it's size. I know it's been said an Emax II will 
format drives larger than 540Mb ignoring the remaining sectors, but I've 
never had any actual proof of this theory. The few times I've heard 
about people trying it has failed or hung up in the format process 
(especially in the verify stage).


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