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Re: hd formating question

2008-02-08 by gadgetfiddler

I've created an image with emxp but emxp says it can't find my scsi 
drive. I can access the drive using macdisk, but I don't see it in 
windows explorer... what am I missing? 

--- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "esynthesist" <esynthesist@...> wrote:
>
> I'm not sure if I understand your problem...
> 
> If you want an empty image you can create one from scratch with 
EMXP -
>  you don't need an existing working Emax drive for that.
> 
> In EMXP just go to 
> 1. Manage Emu EMAX/EMAXII Images and Disks
>  3. Manage Emax HD/CD Images
>   3. Create new (blank) Emax-II HD/CD Image
> 
> Once you've created the image this way, you can "burn" it to your 
2GB 
> drive using:
> 1. Manage Emu EMAX/EMAXII Images and Disks
>  3. Manage Emax HD/CD Images
>   1. Manage existing Emax HD/CD Images
>     <select the image you just created><press enter>
>     3. Restore Emax HD/CD Image to removable HD
> 
> If you want, you can also add an operating system (see files 
section 
> or emulatorarchive) to the image before writing it to your HD. 
That 
> makes the drive bootable...
> 
> Hope this helps.
> 
> ///E-Synthesist
> --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "gadgetfiddler" <gadgetfiddler@> 
> wrote:
> >
> > 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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