Re: Snap 1100 with no disk found
 

Heh. I am so confused. Your statement is ambiguous.

I think that should have said:
The 1100 & 2200 have the OS on the HD. All the other models (1000, 2000, 4000, 4100) have the OS in Flashram.

Re: Snap 1100 with no disk found
 

Steevo, I think we have run this in to the ground for you. And I think It is very clear what you need to do. If you don't fully understand it , you can still follow directions(I hope) via the Wiki on how to image your SnapOS. Either way, I would try to image your snap1000 to your snap1100 and do what blue68f100 has instructed you to do concerning backing up etc.. Re read the post(s) and review it and I hope it works for you.

bitor

Re: Snap 1100 with no disk found
 

Yes my mistake, for getting up to early. Will edit the post it should have read "The 1100 and 2200 have OS on HD all Other SnapOS unit use flashram."

Re: Snap 1100 with no disk found
 

I tried to copy to it with digital dolly from a working snap disk. No success. Errors, clearly a disk problem.

So I did what you suggested, run spinrite on it and it now works. One bad block, the first one on the disk. The rest tested fine. It's up and running now.

Thanks for all your help.

Re: Snap 1100 with no disk found
 

That's great news ! . I would still make an image(first 25MB) of the working 250GB drive just in case this happens again. That way you have a good copy and you know hard drives do not last forever.

bitor

Re: Snap 1100 with no disk found
 

Glad everything is up and running again. The 1st block is the MBR, The following sectors is where the OS resides.

I would make a copy of the boot tracks for future needs. On old HD you never know when they will fail. It's just cheap insurance. I have my image files burned over to several CD's. I wanted extra copies just in case one goes bad.

SpinRite is a very good HD tool, the reason I recommend it to users having problems. Some think it's to expensive and never purchase it. I use it on all of my HD before I put them into service and every 6-9 months to keep track of what kind of shape the drives are in. On old HD's it can refresh the media, which in turn will give you longer service. One thing I have noticed on ALL HD's is if it hangs in the 4-6% area your in trouble. This is apparently where all of the drive sector data is stored. So Problems Here mean Major problems.

Re: Snap 1100 with no disk found
 

I am going to have to work on that, at least archive the section of the drive that may require replacement in a mishap.

Has anyone tried using Winimage to do that work?

I don't think Digital Dolly is that strong an application. It works, but it could use some development. For example, the errors it was throwing when unable to copy HDD to HDD, should have been trapped and options given. It was just dumb errors.

However, the right thing to do would be for Adaptec to release what we need for their old products they don't care to support anymore.

I have to say, if they don't they would become an ineligible vendor in my opinion. I have pretty strict standards in that regard. Companies abandoning their customers is not a valid option. I avoid buying anything from such vendors.

Re: Snap 1100 with no disk found
 

Any disk image program that can do a RAW copy will work. IT MUST BE RAW COPY. There is NO utility that can read the snap file structure correctly. With RAW copy most all other force you to do the complete HD or only to an identical size/mfg drive. If you do not do a RAW copy some programs will init the drive, wiping every thing out.

If DD is getting error something is wrong. Either with the drive or the cmd you sent. I do not get any errors when I use DD. DD is a very powerful program, but it does not have a GUI interface.

Adaptec has no use for home users. They just want the big corp companies with deep pockets. None of the smaller units were design for service by the individual. I know of a lot of users who have dumped them due to there attitude. SnapAppliance was just the opposite, they would give any one FREE Support.

Re: Snap 1100 with no disk found
 

I have one of those Snap 1100 units and the hard drive is clicking away like mad. I tried installing a new hard drive with no success as I need to follow the imaging guide, fair enough. Where can you get/buy/download one of those snap**00.img files to make the new hard drive work? I have tried everything for googling but no success. Any suggestions? The old hard drive does nothing but click, I froze it but alas the click of death is there to stay :bawling:. Thanks for any suggestions

Re: Snap 1100 with no disk found
 

Have you tried a different controller on the HD?

Search the torrents like isohunt ..... the file sometimes end in bin.

Re: Snap 1100 with no disk found
 

I actually tested the hard drive in another computer and it clicks in that one too. Also went one step further and swapped the control board on the actual hard drive with an identical one I had at our office. Still just a click click click :doh:. I have tried almost everything I can think of to pull any information from that drive but it is not spinning up properly and it seems like I am sunk.