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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: Problems with 60GB Toshiba HDRe: Problems with 60GB Toshiba HD
From: Jason Williams <jason_at_redskycomputing.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 03:11:26 -0000 Connect the Archos to the USB port and your computer then power up so rom only used, then try FDISK Regards Jason ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Bronson" <bronson_at_rinspin.com> To: <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 8:43 PM Subject: Re: Problems with 60GB Toshiba HD > You got it working?? Well, that leads me back to the defective > drive hypothesis... > > When the Toshiba drive is installed, I can't get any of Win98, > Win2K, WinXP, or Linux to even recognizethe USB device as a hard > drive, much less format it. > > I expect it's because the Archos throws the register error before > it finishes booting, leaving it in a brain-dead state. I just > can't figure out how to prevent the register error. > > Does anyone know how to decode register errors? Thanks, > > - Scott > > > > >> Hello. I just tried upgrading the 20GB Hitachi hard drive in > >> my Recorder to a 60 GB Toshiba, model number MK6021GAS. > > I did the same some months ago and it worked from the beginning without > > any problems. The only thing is, you have to format the drive with > > FAT32, and although this can be done with WIN98 it canīt be done with > > XP or 2000. XP and 2000 format large drives with NTFS by standard and > > cannot be forced to FAT32. You need either a WIN98 system or external > > programs for XP/2000. > > > >> Does this make sense to anyone? Do I have a defective drive? > >> When I swap my original Hitachi drive back into the Archos, it > >> works fine. This is 100% reproducible. > >> > >> I pre-partitioned the Toshiba drive in my desktop computer, so > >> I'm sure the new drive works and has no bad blocks. > >> > >> One thing I noticed: the Toshiba says "60 GB, 5V 0.7A" on the > >> outside, whereas the original Hitachi says "20 GB, 5V 0.5A". > >> I wouldn't think that 200mA would cause the Recorder strain, > >> but that's the only difference I can find. > > This is no problem. > >> Well, it seems like the Toshiba takes a long time to spin up. > >> Maybe the Archos has a quick timeout? > >> > >> Should this drive work with the Archos? Maybe I should upgrade > >> to the 60 GB Hitachi DK23EA? > > Yes, it definetly works. It is a bit louder than the original drive, > > but there are no other problems. > > > > Regards, > > > > Andre. > > Received on 2003-01-31 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |