newbie@inmet.UUCP (Chris Newbold) (07/11/90)
I have an IBM PS/2 55sx with the 60mb hard disk, which is stuffed to
the gills (360K free, with 16MB of ZIP files inwhich much of my stuff is
archived...). I need more space. What options are there? Since there is
no more room inside the machine, I either have to scap the current drive
or go for an external.
I believe that the current drive is ESDI, and I know it's a 3 1/2" job.
I haven't had much luck locating something larger that would fit, like
a 120mb 3 1/2" ESDI. Does such a beast exist? How much is it gonna
cost me? Is it really ESDI?
My other thought was to go for an external thing. This could have two
advantages: 1, it would let me use a 5 1/4" drive, which would appear to
be cheaper, and 2, I could get a SCSI interface so that I could also
move the drive over to my Compaq 386. Can this be done, assuming that they
both have SCSI adapters?
Any suggestions would be appriciated. e-mail preferable to posting, just
'cause of the mass of net traffic in these groups (your response might
get burried!). Thanx again.
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newbie@inmet.UUCP * inmet!newbie@uunet.uu.net * ctne_ltd@uhura.cc.rochester.edustevek@hp-ptp.HP.COM (Steve_Kite) (07/13/90)
There is an ad in Computer Shopper for a controller that is suppose to double the storage capacity on certain disk drives. Since I am also running out of space, I am looking into it. The local distributor tells me that it costs $240. It is called a Perstor controller and their phone number is (800)336-6443. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ If a jimbuck stands alone by the sea, on a night when the ~ ~ dark moon sings, how many grains on sand in a single one of ~ ~ his footprints? ~ ~ ~ ~ steve kite - hp-ptp!stevek - stevek@hp-ptp.HP.COM ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
bote@csense.uucp (John Boteler) (07/17/90)
From article <1990Jul12.232019.7382@sbcs.sunysb.edu>, by altman@sbstaff2.cs.sunysb.edu (Jeff Altman): > I have the same machine and the same problem. > > I solved it by installing an additional 47MB Hard Drive as an external. Why not move the relatively slow and less used floppy drive to an external enclosure and smaller power supply, and install the more critical component, the hard drive, inside the case? -- John Boteler {uunet | ka3ovk}!media!csense!bote NCN NudesLine: 703-241-BARE -- VOICE only, Touch-Tone (TM) accessible
jose@hpsad.HP.COM (Jose Gomez-Rubio (SEED Student)) (07/17/90)
I've brought a Perstor controller from Hard Drives Int'l. June issue of Computer Shopper lists it for $199. HDI ships the controller fast (UPS blue for me). Currently using it on a '386 running 1.2M & 1.44M FD and a ST-251-1 HD giving me 78M. Running UNIX and DOS with no problems. To me, the controller is quite nimble. Highly recommended. I believe the March issue of BYTE in the Chaos Manor section, Jerry gives an overview of the controller. E-mailing other people with Perstor tells me other people are satisfied. I am!