Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 00:34:43 PDT
From: "neil barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: HRe: Re[2]: Libretto 70CT won't recognise Tosh 6.4GB HD - Help
Thanks John...I'll let you know if I need one ordering!
>From: John Haigh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: Libretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: Libretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: HRe: Re[2]: Libretto 70CT won't recognise Tosh 6.4GB HD - Help
>Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 08:45:55 -0700
>
>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>
> >>
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> >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?
> >
> >
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