> -----Original Message----- > From: cctech [mailto:cctech-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Win > Heagy via cctech > Sent: 25 May 2017 01:12 > To: cct...@classiccmp.org > Subject: Atari ST SCSI hard drive question > > I have an Atari 1040ST that I picked up some time back. It is very clean and > for the most part appears to work. It has what appears to be some kind of > generic SCSI hard drive (no markings except a serial number on the back) as > well as a DMA/SCSI adapter. The computer will boot to GEM/TOS with or > without a floppy, but I can't seem to get the HD to do much. The HD powers > up and spins/clicks like you'd expect, but after that, I get nothing on the > desktop. I tried different SCSI device number settings as well as moving the > SCSI plug to each of the two plugs on the drive. It did not have a SCSI > terminator with it, but I picked one up...made no difference. > > I know very little about STs, so am learning as I go. I'm guessing that maybe > there should be a driver for the HD?
The ST will boot from the SCSI bus so any driver normally lives on the Hard Drive and is loaded via the boot. > The machine came with software, but I > don't see anything that looks like an HD driver disk. It has two slightly > different language disks and will boot each of them successfully, but the HD > does not show up. Is anyone familiar with this particular drive and can > possibly point me in the right direction? > > https://imgur.com/a/pxMxl > > The adapter on top is a male to female adapter. Not sure what that was for. > The SCSI terminator is plugged in the back below the DMA/SCSI adapter. That is an ICD adaptor and so needs the special ICD software. As this was saleable I have three suggestions: - 1. It was just binned as someone didn't know it was valuable. 2. It was sold as it was valuable 3. He used a hooky copy. The ICD web site is up but no products are available. http://www.icd.com/atari/ I thought there was a copy on the Atari Archive at UMICH but it appears not. http://umich.edu/~archive/atari/ but the standard Atari software is available there. I think it works with the ICD adaptors. The only available driver is that from here:- http://hddriver.seimet.de/en/ which is really good. The demo will at least see the SCSI IDs... most Atari action now takes place on the Atari Forums, which I never look at these days. Google it... > > Thanks...Win > whe...@gmail.com Dave G4UGM
