Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 (Tek) 9/26/83; site orca.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!tektronix!orca!rogerc From: rogerc@orca.UUCP (Roger M. Christal) Newsgroups: net.micro.atari Subject: Thank You Rana Message-ID: <1009@orca.UUCP> Date: Wed, 15-Aug-84 15:04:59 EDT Article-I.D.: orca.1009 Posted: Wed Aug 15 15:04:59 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 18-Aug-84 01:21:51 EDT Organization: Tektronix, Wilsonville OR Lines: 30 I noticed a bit of discussion about double density problems with the Rana 1000 disk drive. A few months ago, I purchased a Rana 1000 disk drive for my Atari 800. It worked fine in single density mode, but when I converted my OSS DOS XL to double density, I had many problems. First of all, after powering up the drive, it took a minimum of 10 minutes to boot the double density diskette. When reading files from the disk, it became evident that many retries were required. I used the internal diagnostics in an attempt to discern what the problems were. The drive failed to format a brand new diskette 4 times in a row. I tried another diskette and it formatted correctly on the 2nd try. Other tests gave similiar results. The problem as I understand it is evident only in the Rana 1000 drives with the serial number prefix ATH. After talking to Rana about my problems, I sent the drive back. They sent me a new drive which also had the ATH prefix. This drive had the same problems as the first drive. I sent this drive back also and finally received a drive with an ATM prefix. THIS DRIVE WORKS WONDERFULLY! It boots up immediately with no retries and files load very quickly. So, if you plan on purchasing a Rana 1000 Disk Drive for your Atari system, make sure the serial number prefix is ATM. Mugs Away, Mate! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - \\\\\\ _________ Doctor Dart - - - - - - - - >>>>>>----==(_________)----- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ////// ..!tektronix!orca!rogerc