Emax

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?

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?
>

Some hard drives had a jumper to make them appear no larger than  
520MB, so you might need to look up manufacture site in their  
archives for the drive and jumper settings. Not all drives did this,  
but there were some that did.....

Regards,
Ted

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?
> >
>

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?
> > >
> >
>

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?
> > > >
> > >
> >
>

Is the drive listed in Windows Explorer ?
E.g. as a drive G or H or whatever... If so, do you mean that EMXP 
gives an error when entering this driveletter ?
But if it is not listed in Windows Explorer, I don't know what you 
should do... EMXP at least requires that Windows sees a drive. Until 
now I only worked with removable drives, which means there's always a 
drive letter assigned but not necessarily a disk in the drive.
But if the HD is fixed and not formatted for windows, perhaps Windows 
doesn't see the drive and doesn't assign a drive letter to it (while 
MacDisk recognizes it via the scsi bus scan...).
By the way: I assume you have a scsi driver on Windows installed :-) ?

If you find another way of writing "raw data" directly to a harddisk, 
you can try it, e.g. maybe on a mac computer. EMXP is not really 
required to write the image to the disk, any "raw writing" utility 
can do it, also on mac. Unfortunately I don't know such tools for mac.

///E-Synthesist


--- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "gadgetfiddler" <gadgetfiddler@...> 
wrote:
>
> 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?
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>

I partitioned and formatted the drive, it shows in windows explorer 
and emxp recognises it now, but emxp says the disk is too 
small...??? 
I used winhex to write the data from a .em2 file to the hd and I 
still get "not emax II drive"... 
I guess it's time for ebay. Thanks for your help esythesis(emax 
guru). 


--- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "esynthesist" <esynthesist@...> wrote:
>
> Is the drive listed in Windows Explorer ?
> E.g. as a drive G or H or whatever... If so, do you mean that EMXP 
> gives an error when entering this driveletter ?
> But if it is not listed in Windows Explorer, I don't know what you 
> should do... EMXP at least requires that Windows sees a drive. 
Until 
> now I only worked with removable drives, which means there's 
always a 
> drive letter assigned but not necessarily a disk in the drive.
> But if the HD is fixed and not formatted for windows, perhaps 
Windows 
> doesn't see the drive and doesn't assign a drive letter to it 
(while 
> MacDisk recognizes it via the scsi bus scan...).
> By the way: I assume you have a scsi driver on Windows installed :-
) ?
> 
> If you find another way of writing "raw data" directly to a 
harddisk, 
> you can try it, e.g. maybe on a mac computer. EMXP is not really 
> required to write the image to the disk, any "raw writing" utility 
> can do it, also on mac. Unfortunately I don't know such tools for 
mac.
> 
> ///E-Synthesist
> 
> 
> --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "gadgetfiddler" <gadgetfiddler@> 
> wrote:
> >
> > 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?
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>