24 September 2010, 19:32 | #1 |
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Simple guide needed for setting up GVP Impact II HD8 hard drive
I bought a GVP Impact II HD8 hard drive the other day and I haven't got a clue how to set it up, as it didn't come with an installation disc or manual.
Would someone be able to provide me with as simple a guide as possible? The drive apparently has a 40MB drive inside and I know this is working, as the orange hard drive light comes on when I put it to the 'boot from drive' setting. I'm running WB 1.3 and is it true 1.3 doesn't support booting from the drive and I need WB 2? When the drive's connected, Workbench shows 5MB of RAM, so it's got 4MB installed. It feels like Christmas at the moment - been waiting for one of these drives for months. Thanks. |
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30 September 2010, 00:27 | #3 |
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I really wish I'd bought the official disk with a drive now.
I was wondering if someone could give me simple instructions on how to get the ADF file from a PC to my A500 (running Workbench/Kickstart 1.3). I should point out that I'm hopeless at networking. Is there a way to fit the 880k file onto a 720k floppy? Thanks. |
06 October 2010, 21:10 | #4 |
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I've received the software from a member on this forum and formatted and prepped the drive but when I go to install a game that I know works without the hard drive attached, I get a weird error message - like, 'disk structure corrupt' or 'not a disk in unit 0'.
My Thundercats game copies OK, so I'm wondering if it's just some games not allowing you to copy them? Thanks. |
06 October 2010, 22:00 | #5 |
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Describe this "copying mechanism"?
Why not just transfer WHDload games downloaded from internet stored on your PC? |
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I'll try the WHDLoad games, though. |
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23 October 2010, 01:05 | #7 |
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I've just spent another couple of hours tinkering with my GVP Impact.
I couldn't get it to work for about an hour (FaaastPrep program said 'can't find gvpscsi.device' when I tried to prep the drive. With the drive still set to 'autoboot', I turned the drive off and on again with the power supply button and the hard drive light started flashing and FaaastPrep recognised the drive and I was able to set it up. I tried installing some games copied onto blank discs but the hard drive directory just showed the Trashcan icon each time. I then tried installing Deluxe Paint 2 and surprisingly, it copied over fine. I'm not sure why but installing Deluxe Paint first and then the games afterwards also made the games disappear. I get the impression the drive only likes certain discs. |
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Sid Meier's Colonisation also installs OK - all 3 discs of it (and pretty fast it runs, too).
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23 October 2010, 10:39 | #9 |
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Do you have a desktop PC? I'd recommend getting a PCI SCSI card and then you can plug the GVP's hard drive direct to your PC and transfer files using either WinUAE or a tool such as ADFView.
You could get one for under £10 delivered. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=120635570253 This will enable you to install Workbench 3.1 (If you install a later Kickstart) Install essential tools (such as LHA / LZX etc). Not to mention transfering hundreds of games in a few minutes. http://www.whdownload.com/ Don't forget to register WHDload (£15) if you end up using it. http://www.whdload.de |
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