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A brief synopsis of it's features:
A brief synopsis of it's features:
The most prominent features of HDDRIVER and HDDRUTIL


    * Supports all Ataris, the Milan, MagiCMac and MagicPC as well as Aranym. For MagiCMac and MagicPC the SCSI Driver by Steffen Engel is required. Note: Under MagiCMac and MagiCPC only install SCSIDRV, but not CBHD.
* Supports all Ataris, the Milan, the CT060, the Suska-III-C board, MagiCMac and MagicPC as well as Aranym and Hatari. For MagiCMac and * MagicPC the SCSI Driver by Steffen Engel is required. Note: Under MagiCMac and MagiCPC only install SCSIDRV, but not CBHD.
    * Driver for Atari SH/Megafile, SCSI, IDE and ATAPI drives.
* Driver for Atari SH/Megafile, SCSI-2/3, IDE and ATAPI drives, SATA drives with IDE-to-SATA adapter.
    * Works with all kinds of hard disk drives and removable media drives (MOD, PD, DVD-RAM, SyQuest, Nomai, ZIP, JAZ, LS-120, CompactFlash adapters, ...).
* Works with all kinds of hard disk drives and removable media drives (MOD, PD, DVD-RAM, SyQuest, Nomai, ZIP, JAZ, LS-120, SSD, CF and SD adapters, ...).
    * Support for SCSI drives up to 8192 GByte and IDE drives up to 2048 GByte. For SCSI drives with a capacity > 1 GByte Atari ST and STE require an ICD compatible SCSI host adapter, e. g. the LINK97.
* Support for drives up to 2048 GiB (2 TiB). SCSI drives with a capacity > 1 GiB connected to an Atari ST or STE require an ICD compatible SCSI host adapter, e. g. the LINK97.
    * Special functions (Auto-Sleep, Auto-Park, password protection) for ZIP and JAZ drives.
* Support for 2 IDE ports (4 IDE/ATAPI/SATA devices) with the Hades and the Milan.
    * Automatic and secure recognition of media changes.
* Special functions (Auto-Sleep, Auto-Park, password protection) for ZIP and JAZ drives.
    * Support for DOS/Windows compatible media guarantees an easy data exchange between TOS, DOS/Windows, MacOS and Linux.
* Automatic and secure recognition of media changes.
    * DOS/Windows compatible partitioning (including FAT32) with the Atari.
* Support for DOS/Windows compatible media guarantees an easy data exchange between TOS, DOS/Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.
    * VFAT or FAT32 partitions (long filenames, virtually unlimited partition size) with MagiC or MiNT.
* DOS/Windows compatible partitioning (including FAT32) with the Atari.
    * With MiNT access to Linux partitions, resulting in an easy data exchange between TOS and Linux.
* TOS/Windows compatible partitioning for data exchange with Ataris and other platforms without any additional software.
    * With MagiC or MiNT 23 partitions or more at the same time.
* VFAT or FAT32 partitions (long filenames, virtually unlimited partition size) with MagiC or MiNT.
    * Non-blocking SCSI and ACSI data transfers with MagiC. Applications keep on running while data are being transferred.
* With MiNT access to Linux partitions, resulting in an easy data exchange between TOS and Linux.
    * Reconstruction of partitions in case the root sector was corrupted.
* With MagiC or MiNT 23 partitions or more at the same time.
    * Compatible with the current XHDI standard 1.30, with support for all optional functions.
* Non-blocking SCSI and ACSI data transfers with MagiC. Applications keep on running in the background while data are being transferred.
    * Compatible with the current SCSI Driverstandard 1.01 for accessing SCSI, IDE and ATAPI peripherals (CD/DVD-ROM, CD/DVD burners, scanner, streamer etc.), including SCSI target interface.
* Reconstruction of partitions in case the root sector was corrupted.
    * Write protection for particular partitions and for boot and root sectors.
* Loading and saving of complete drive or partition data (image files).
    * SCSI initiator identification and bus arbitration ensures highest compatibility with the SCSI standard.
* Complete or partial copying of media.
    * Error statistics
* Compatible with the XHDI standard 1.30, with support for all optional functions.
    * Boots from any partition
* Compatible with the SCSI Driver standard 1.01 for accessing SCSI, IDE and ATAPI peripherals (CD/DVD-ROM, CD/DVD burners, scanner, streamer etc.) with appropriate third-party drivers, including SCSI target interface.
    * Arbitrary device order
* Write protection for particular partitions and for boot and root sectors.
    * Parameters of SCSI and ATAPI devices can be changed, e. g. the cache settings.
* SCSI initiator identification and bus arbitration ensures highest compatibility with the SCSI standard.
    * The HDDRIVER package includes several useful tools.
* Error statistics
    * All programs are bilingual (German and English).
* Boot partition selection by pressing a key.
 
* Arbitrary device order
''Note: The Afterburner, the Hades and the CT060 are not officially supported, but HDDRIVER has been tested successfuly with them. Those using this hardware should try the demo version first.''
* Settings of SCSI and ATAPI devices can be changed, e. g. the cache settings.
* The HDDRIVER package includes several useful tools.
* All programs are bilingual (German and English).
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Note: Afterburner, Hades, Medusa and SatanDisk/UltraSatan are not officially supported, but HDDRIVER has been tested successfully with them. Those using this hardware should try the demo version first. The same applies when using adapters for SATA drives and SD/CF cards because the quality of these adapters and their compatibility to the respective standards is not always satisfactory.

Revision as of 07:56, 12 May 2011

HD Driver by Uwe Seime

Full information about HD Driver can be found at his support site: [1]

A brief synopsis of it's features: The most prominent features of HDDRIVER and HDDRUTIL

  • Supports all Ataris, the Milan, the CT060, the Suska-III-C board, MagiCMac and MagicPC as well as Aranym and Hatari. For MagiCMac and * MagicPC the SCSI Driver by Steffen Engel is required. Note: Under MagiCMac and MagiCPC only install SCSIDRV, but not CBHD.
  • Driver for Atari SH/Megafile, SCSI-2/3, IDE and ATAPI drives, SATA drives with IDE-to-SATA adapter.
  • Works with all kinds of hard disk drives and removable media drives (MOD, PD, DVD-RAM, SyQuest, Nomai, ZIP, JAZ, LS-120, SSD, CF and SD adapters, ...).
  • Support for drives up to 2048 GiB (2 TiB). SCSI drives with a capacity > 1 GiB connected to an Atari ST or STE require an ICD compatible SCSI host adapter, e. g. the LINK97.
  • Support for 2 IDE ports (4 IDE/ATAPI/SATA devices) with the Hades and the Milan.
  • Special functions (Auto-Sleep, Auto-Park, password protection) for ZIP and JAZ drives.
  • Automatic and secure recognition of media changes.
  • Support for DOS/Windows compatible media guarantees an easy data exchange between TOS, DOS/Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.
  • DOS/Windows compatible partitioning (including FAT32) with the Atari.
  • TOS/Windows compatible partitioning for data exchange with Ataris and other platforms without any additional software.
  • VFAT or FAT32 partitions (long filenames, virtually unlimited partition size) with MagiC or MiNT.
  • With MiNT access to Linux partitions, resulting in an easy data exchange between TOS and Linux.
  • With MagiC or MiNT 23 partitions or more at the same time.
  • Non-blocking SCSI and ACSI data transfers with MagiC. Applications keep on running in the background while data are being transferred.
  • Reconstruction of partitions in case the root sector was corrupted.
  • Loading and saving of complete drive or partition data (image files).
  • Complete or partial copying of media.
  • Compatible with the XHDI standard 1.30, with support for all optional functions.
  • Compatible with the SCSI Driver standard 1.01 for accessing SCSI, IDE and ATAPI peripherals (CD/DVD-ROM, CD/DVD burners, scanner, streamer etc.) with appropriate third-party drivers, including SCSI target interface.
  • Write protection for particular partitions and for boot and root sectors.
  • SCSI initiator identification and bus arbitration ensures highest compatibility with the SCSI standard.
  • Error statistics
  • Boot partition selection by pressing a key.
  • Arbitrary device order
  • Settings of SCSI and ATAPI devices can be changed, e. g. the cache settings.
  • The HDDRIVER package includes several useful tools.
  • All programs are bilingual (German and English).



Note: Afterburner, Hades, Medusa and SatanDisk/UltraSatan are not officially supported, but HDDRIVER has been tested successfully with them. Those using this hardware should try the demo version first. The same applies when using adapters for SATA drives and SD/CF cards because the quality of these adapters and their compatibility to the respective standards is not always satisfactory.

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