ColecoGamer Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 (edited) I’m loving my (new to me) virgin (unmodified) 1040STF. Spent last night playing Battle Chest, one of Interplay’s more prolific titles. Next on the agenda is a harddrive. Any suggestions? Edited October 11, 2023 by ColecoGamer 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 There are several options. Personally, I'd go with an Ultrasatan from Lotharek. https://lotharek.pl/productdetail.php?id=48 It's solid, performs great, gives 2 SD card slots so that when formatted correctly you can copy files easily between your ST, Win box, or Linux computer. It also works with most all HD software, including the defacto standard, HDDriver. It also offers a real time clock for your ST. HTH's. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColecoGamer Posted October 11, 2023 Author Share Posted October 11, 2023 42 minutes ago, DarkLord said: There are several options. Personally, I'd go with an Ultrasatan from Lotharek. https://lotharek.pl/productdetail.php?id=48 It's solid, performs great, gives 2 SD card slots so that when formatted correctly you can copy files easily between your ST, Win box, or Linux computer. It also works with most all HD software, including the defacto standard, HDDriver. It also offers a real time clock for your ST. HTH's. I’ll give the Ultrasatan a try. I like the idea of a real time clock too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfcatari Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 I also have these too https://sites.google.com/view/jfcretro/acsi2stm?authuser=0 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommodoreDecker Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 I recall reading that SD4ST requires 1.04 ROMs or higher, is UltraSatan the same? (my SD4ST arrived but am waiting to finish up the PSU swap or recap before hooking it up) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 4 hours ago, CommodoreDecker said: I recall reading that SD4ST requires 1.04 ROMs or higher, is UltraSatan the same? (my SD4ST arrived but am waiting to finish up the PSU swap or recap before hooking it up) Having TOS 1.04 or higher with any mass storage is just a smart idea. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 Totally agree with TOS v1.4. Offers a ton of new features and much improved performance for mass storage devices. Oh, backing up a bit, just wanted to explain something. I stated above that HDDriver is the "de facto" standard for HD software for the ST line. That was an assumption. I just assumed that it is in use more than the now defunct Atari AHDI and older ICD HD Utilities. I know P.Pera's hard drive software is still offered and supported as well. I wasn't implying that any of the choices were *better* than the others. I've seen a lot of posts that seem to indicate there's particular situations for individuals that one seems to work better than another. Just clarifying a bit... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 If you're using any kind of mass storage over 16MB and relatively few files and directories - yeah, run TOS 1.04... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 3 hours ago, DarkLord said: Totally agree with TOS v1.4. Offers a ton of new features and much improved performance for mass storage devices. Oh, backing up a bit, just wanted to explain something. I stated above that HDDriver is the "de facto" standard for HD software for the ST line. That was an assumption. I just assumed that it is in use more than the now defunct Atari AHDI and older ICD HD Utilities. I know P.Pera's hard drive software is still offered and supported as well. I wasn't implying that any of the choices were *better* than the others. I've seen a lot of posts that seem to indicate there's particular situations for individuals that one seems to work better than another. Just clarifying a bit... So I will say it instead. HDDriver is great. It's a far more professional package, with great support. The author won't call you "stoopid" for asking questions. Uwe is a great asset to the community. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfcatari Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 HDDriver is great as well. Though the good old ICD is fine too, but you don't have all of the partition compatibility that HDDriver has. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 45 minutes ago, Jfcatari said: HDDriver is great as well. Though the good old ICD is fine too, but you don't have all of the partition compatibility that HDDriver has. And just to add... a really great manual (it now comes with the PDF, or you can buy a printed one) helps with many of the questions you might have over some of the options. There is also a mobile app that will help you keep track of updates and news! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chri O. Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 I love HDDriver best part is the TOS/Windows compatible partitions created on the Atari. Using this currently with my own custom hard drive solution and (MTP) media transfer protocol on MS WIN10 😞 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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