>So, now I'd like some explanations and answers, please! The topics:
>1 - Why isn't the terminator needed after all? Did I have a bad cable
>before? (When I got the "SCSI Bus is down // Host self test
>failed"-error)
The terminator IS needed but some interfaces can handle them even if they
are set incorrectly.
>4 - What causes the bad sectors, and why does SCANDISK report less bad
>sectors than HDCHECK? (Are they random, maybe?) Why only on the much
>better IBM drive?
Scandisk??? Hmm... Don't know that program... Well, maybe the number of
errors increased after you started scandisk.
>6 - What is the FORMAT command for, since I can't format a partition
>with it? (Or is that the task of NFDISK?)
You have to format your HD using FDISK, you an format high-level (just
destroy all data, fast!) and low-level (re-initialize harddisk, slow!). The
reply of FORMAT is normal.
>10 - I guess an upgrade of the Novaxis ROM is a good thing. Who can do
>it for me, and what would it cost?
I think it might be a good idea to buy a complete new interface... I don't
know which one you have but it doesn't sound ok to me. I had some troubles
et but not ofthis kind.
You might try to check if there aren't any wires short-circuited or if the
cable is ok.
>11 - Are the speeds I got with HDSPEED reasonable? What is the speed
>with a new Novaxis ROM? And what on 7MHz? (Twice as big?) And with both
>7MHz and new ROM?
Yes, almost twice as big with 7MHz (really notiable. Anyway, the upgrade to
7MHz is something EVERYONE whould have, the increase in speed is remarkable.
I only run on 3.5MHz if some hardware or software requires it - SCC music
for example).
>13 - With those bad sectors, marked BAD in the FAT, I guess files will
>be saved only on non-BAD sectors. But I guess SCANDISK and HDSPEED will
>still encounter errors, since they don't look in the FAT, but just read
>the sectors?
I think so, yes.
~Grauw
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