ButINeededThatName
Experienced Member
Hey all, I'm trying to get my Model 60 up and running, however I've found myself struggling to get the ESDI drives in this system functioning properly. I currently have it configured with two IBM 70Mb ESDI hard disks and the standard IBM ESDI Controller. I've pulled the terminator resistor out of drive 0, left the resistor in drive 1 and I believe I've set the DIP switches on each dive to the correct positions for ID.
At startup, the system seemingly attempts to boot from the primary drive, but gives a 10480 error (Fixed Disk / Drive C error) after about thirty seconds. I attempted to format the primary drive using the reference disk and while I can start the format process, it won't progress past the "Identifying Drive Parameters" step and gives a high-pitched beep before returning back to the menu after about a minute or so. Checking the system configuration also reveals the controller isn't detecting either drive. With how it's behaving, I'm assuming I either have the drives configured / cabled incorrectly or (and hopefully this isn't the case) I just have a bad drive.
Would anyone happen to know or have any information on how to configure the DIP switches for these drives? Currently I have them set using vague information I found online for similar drives, but so far I haven't been able to find anything specific. Also, if there's anything else I should check or do, please let me know. While I could just slap a SCSI controller and drive in and call it done, I'd prefer to use the original drives and controller this system came with if at all possible.
At startup, the system seemingly attempts to boot from the primary drive, but gives a 10480 error (Fixed Disk / Drive C error) after about thirty seconds. I attempted to format the primary drive using the reference disk and while I can start the format process, it won't progress past the "Identifying Drive Parameters" step and gives a high-pitched beep before returning back to the menu after about a minute or so. Checking the system configuration also reveals the controller isn't detecting either drive. With how it's behaving, I'm assuming I either have the drives configured / cabled incorrectly or (and hopefully this isn't the case) I just have a bad drive.
Would anyone happen to know or have any information on how to configure the DIP switches for these drives? Currently I have them set using vague information I found online for similar drives, but so far I haven't been able to find anything specific. Also, if there's anything else I should check or do, please let me know. While I could just slap a SCSI controller and drive in and call it done, I'd prefer to use the original drives and controller this system came with if at all possible.