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Re: hd formating question

2008-02-07 by gadgetfiddler

I was trying the 2gb hd because my quantum prodrive lps(1992-2008, 
rip) is now deceased. I don't have any hd back-ups on my pc or a cd. 
Does someone from the Emax group have enough freetime to upload an 
empty hd image to my xdrive?


--- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "esynthesist" <esynthesist@...> wrote:
>
> It might be impossible to do that because 2GB drives are post-Emax 
area.
> 
> But here's just an idea, you never know:
> Have you tried to create an empty Emax-II Hard disk image with 
EMXP 
> (either 96, 239 or 632 MB) and then restore this image to your 2GB 
hard 
> disk using your PC ?
> The hard disk images created by EMXP are "logically formatted EMAX-
II-
> ready partitions".
> It probably won't work but you never know, maybe the Emax-II will 
> accept the disk with this image on it...
> 
> ///E-Synthesist
> 
> --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "gadgetfiddler" <gadgetfiddler@> 
wrote:
> >
> > Is there a way to partition a 2gb hd so that emax II with format 
only 
> > 540mb or so? I don't mind wasting the unused harddrive space, it 
> would 
> > be well worth it considering it's easier to find a 2gb hd for $5 
than 
> a 
> > 540mb hd for $20.
> > I've made a 200mb partition with macdisk but emax still formats 
for 
> > 15min and then gives a hw error. 
> > Any ideas, anyone?
> >
>

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