greg@gagme.chi.il.us (Gregory Gulik) (06/04/91)
Hi,
I'm considering getting a Maxtor 1140 for my 3B2/300.
But first, are there any problems using those drives
on the 3B2? Is it possible to use that as a boot drive?
Thanks.
-greg
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|| gulik@depaul.edu (312) 714-8568peterm@eci386.uucp (Peter G. Marshall) (06/05/91)
In article <1496@gagme.chi.il.us> greg@gagme.chi.il.us (Gregory Gulik) writes: >... > > I'm considering getting a Maxtor 1140 for my 3B2/300. > But first, are there any problems using those drives > on the 3B2? Is it possible to use that as a boot drive? > Yes you can, I just purchased a 3B2/300 with a single 1140 as boot. I am just familiarizing myself with config. I do have access to people who can detail installation if you need more help. -- Peter G. Marshall Elegant Communications INC peterm@{eci386,gate}.UUCP 481 University Ave. #602
woods@robohack.UUCP (Greg A. Woods) (06/09/91)
In article <1496@gagme.chi.il.us> greg@gagme.chi.il.us (Gregory Gulik) writes: > I'm considering getting a Maxtor 1140 for my 3B2/300. > But first, are there any problems using those drives > on the 3B2? Is it possible to use that as a boot drive? Of course it works.... I'm running one now, and in the past have had two working simultaneously on my 400. They are a fine drive, though I have had my fair share of problems with "lemons". The 3b2 can use *any* ST-506 standard drive, assuming one has a copy of idtools to format it with. The Maxtor 1140 is interesting in that certain versions of this drive can theoretically be formatted out to 1224 cylinders. I've not been able to get the 3b2 to work past 1024 cylinders, but even that is a significant increase (the 1140 is by spec. 918 cyl.). The only way to find out what your drive can do is try to format it. Other than the number of cylinders, you need to know the 1140 has 15 heads. The rest is default (18 sectors per track I think). Make sure you do a comprehensive verify of the drive if you go past 918 cyl. If you do a manual mkfs, you might want to try using a gap of 9 (the number of blocks per cyl. is, of course, 270). I've not actually tried too many different gap settings, but this one seemed to make sense. There is/was a script to build and test filesystems with different gaps, but I haven't had a chance to actually run it. -- Greg A. Woods woods@{robohack,gate,eci386,tmsoft,ontmoh}.UUCP +1 416 443-1734 [h] +1 416 595-5425 [w] VE3-TCP Toronto, Ontario; CANADA