Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 16:41:55 +0100 From: John Haigh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: HRe: Re[2]: Libretto 70CT won't recognise Tosh 6.4GB HD - Help pl Hi Anke and Neil Anke Perhaps you shouldn't have tried the disk swap at 30m down <grin>. It's a small (under water) World. Neil You can get 2.5 - 3.5 IDE adaptor kits from a company called CPC (01772 654455) Part No. CS01298 at £1.99 +vat + delivery, which is a bit of a bargain. But you may need to setup an account, if it to much bother let me know and I'll use my companies account next time I place an order. John Haigh At 04:45 13/07/2000 -0700, you wrote: >Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 04:39:26 PDT >From: "neil barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: Re[2]: Libretto 70CT won't recognise Tosh 6.4GB HD - Help pl > > > > >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Anke Otto) >>Reply-To: Libretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: Libretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Subject: Re[2]: Libretto 70CT won't recognise Tosh 6.4GB HD - Help pl >>Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 02:45:55 -0700 >> >>Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 10:42:12 +0100 >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Anke Otto) >>Subject: Re[2]: Libretto 70CT won't recognise Tosh 6.4GB HD - Help pl >> >>Hi Neil, >> >>Thanks for the tips - I'll try and boot without disk from floppy and see >>how I >>get on. >> >>I have reinstated BIOS 6.4 and now the disk at least makes the right noises >>during boot and the HD light goes on and off as expected. Will I still need >>the >>BIOS 6.2 - do you know? > >um I can't answer that...but you might find that the 6.4 only sees the first >1.6G. But it would be good to try a floopy boot with the hd in and see what >fdisk thinks (windows crash disk has everything on it you need and the bios >will sort out the hibernation space). Let us know how big fdisk makes a >single partition. > >> >> >Plus, have you removed the spacers in the case (or is this an 8.45mm >>disk)? >> >>The disk I have is actually slimmer than the original and I think I might >>have >>to add a spacer to stop the pins getting stressed. > >Be careful not to make it too thick or the ram chips get bent off and it's a >bugger of a job to glue them back on :( > >> >> >Last thing - is the disk fdisked/formatted? Do you have access to another >> >>I believe the disk is fdisked and formated - probably to full capacity. >> > >Danger Will Robinson...if you don't leave that unformatted bit, sooner of >later a file will get trashed on hibernation. Simply leaving hibernation off >doesn't work cos it still hibernates on overheat. > >> >machine to set up the disk before you shove it in the lib? A colleague >>has >> >had to set the disk up in a 50 before a 70 would see it... If you >> >>I don't have access to another Libretto, but have a Tosh T2110 as well, and >>that doesn't want to see the disk either [sigh] >> >>I am in the process of getting a 2.5" to 3.5" IDE adapter so I can check >>the >>disk in my PC. I'll report back when it arrives. > >I'm keen to know where you got the adaptor...I had to go to 45thSt New York >for mine, and it's a long way to go back to get another... > >> >> >fdisk/format externally, don't forget to leave 40M or so at the end for >>the >> >hibernation block. >> >>Thanks I'll remember that. Haven't played with fdisk before so might need >>some >>more help later. >> >> >p.s. glad to see someone on the list living in the centre of all good >>things >> >in the universe! >> >>Its a tough live, but somebody has to do it! <g> >> >>________________________________________________________________________ >> >>The Recipient of this message must verify with the Author that the >>contents of this message are a correct and accurate version of the >>Author's intended message. Until such time as the Recipient has >>received verification from the Author, the contents of this message >>do not represent any views, opinions, policy or procedure of >>Leeds City Council. >>________________________________________________________________________ > >erm so basically, until we ring you up to confim that this is what you meant >(as opposed to what you wrote) Leeds City Council is denying all knowledge >of policy regarding librettos? > > >Neil >________________________________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > > > > >************************************************************** >http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list >http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives >http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ > -------UNSUBSCRIBE------- >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe > --------UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ >Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... >************************************************************** > > > John Haigh [EMAIL PROTECTED] Snail Mail to: Voice Phone 01603 720274 'Lupins' 11 Wilkinson Raod Rackheath Norfolk NR13 6SG UNITED KINGDOM Live long and prosper }:-) \\// ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ -------UNSUBSCRIBE------- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe --------UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **************************************************************
