drive not to try !!!

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Wayne
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drive not to try !!!

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forgot to mention this last time i was playing around with this, got one of these drives and i am 99% certain i tried it and it didn't work in my jvc (the fact that it is in one of my removable caddies makes me even more sure)

Maxtor D540X-4D 40GB
model: 4D04H2
HDA: 22A
PCBA: 05A
Code: DAH017KO
LBA: 80043264

thought you might want to add it to this page for the HM-HDS1

http://www.cippico.com/technical/jvc-hm ... models.htm
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Post by Andy Cippico »

Wayne, you've been a busy bunny! You'll be taking over this board before long (how about it?... I just don't have the time nowadays).

Thanks for the info. I'll add it to the page.
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lol .... nah, your alright, i have little time as it is these days, but thought best to add the info i found out, this place is pretty valuable to those that still have these, as a resource for info, it should pretty much run itself these days i would have thought
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Post by Andy Cippico »

Wayne,

I've added that drive to the list of drives that don't work. I also did a bit of research as to why it wouldn't and I drew a blank. As far as I can tell, both these drives are identical apart from jumper settings. It's really strange.
Just to clarify: I've made the assumption that you made a typo when you typed the model number. I reckon that should read: 4D040H2. Can you verify this?

Thanks,
A.
Wayne
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Post by Wayne »

yup that was a typo,

it was a while ago that i would have tried it, when my main unit went down, at the moment its in use in my pc, which i am unlikely to have done had it worked in my JVC unit.

I dont at the moment have another drive that i can copy all the data to from it to retry it, but if i get one then i might give it another try as i too was surprised it didnt work
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Well, if you do ever get the chance... give it a try for us, will you?
It would be good to have another drive type to use. The world maket for the 'official' JVC drive is getting smaller and smaller.
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Post by Wayne »

tell me about it, thats why i grabbed those 3 when i had a chance last time, although my original dodgy image would seem to have thrown me a bit of a curve ball as i thought 2 of the drives were naffed and it seems i was wrong :)
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