[iyonix-support] Re: Hard drive compatibility

In message <a7bf00384f.ms001e3433@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> you wrote:

> In message <b5bfb9374f.ianf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>           Ian Fitzgerald <ianf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > I recently fired up my RiscPC, not having used it for some time. The HD made
> > its usual start up sounds, but boot terminated at the supervisor asterisk.
> > Typing in desktop displayed - eventually -  an error message (disc error 
> > 02).
> > It is not clear to me what the problem is likely  to be - disc, cable, or
> > something else.
> 
> > To shorten the process, since I simply need some data which is on the RiscPC
> > drive, am I able to read it if I install it as is in the Iyonix?
> 
> My old Risc PC disc is sitting in a USB disc reader on my desk as I 
> type. It is connected to the Iyonix and I can copy files to/from it.
> 
> 
> 

Did you plug it into the USB reader straight out of the RiscPC? That is, did
you re-format it? Is the old RiscPC readable in its unchanged state?

And, can you write to it?

-- 
Ian Fitzgerald
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