aland@infmx.UUCP (Dr. Scump) (08/25/89)
In article <7560@ecsvax.UUCP> mvolo@ecsvax.UUCP (Michael R. Volow) writes: >I would like to hear from anyone who has successfully installed >a large hard drive (about 80 MB) in a Zenith 248. We currently >have such a machine, vintage 1986 I think, with a too-small >40 MB HD (has no name on it but looks and sounds like a Miniscribe). >Our computer repair people say Zeniths tend to be very finicky about >what hardware you install in them. Thanks in advance. > >M Volow, VA Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705 >mvolo@ecsvax.UUCP 919 286 0411 Consider yourself heard from. I have the 6MHz equivalent of the same machine, called the Z-241. I am running a Seagate ST-4096 80 MB drive and an ST-4032 (?) 30 MB drive (both full-height). Both are working just dandy. The 4096 is drive type 35, I think (I'm taking that from memory). I'm not using any special driver s/w, though Seagate provides a nifty driver for > 32 MB partitions, etc. I used the standard prep, part, etc. utilities. Make sure you have a twisted cable. Your repair people are superstitious. The Zeniths have proved to be very reliable among people I know. I am *very* pleased with mine. I wouldn't trade it for an IBM AT or any clone. You may need to get a newer BIOS ROM set, if you don't have all of the drive types in your current SETUP menu. (Hit CTRL-ALT-INS to get to the h/w monitor. The ROM version will appear: something like "MFM-200 monitor, version 1.6". Write down the version. Then enter "setup" to get to the setup menu. Boy, is it nice having the diags built-in.) I updated the ROMs to get protected-mode support. The current version is 2.2 or higher; it has full protected-mode support for OS/2, UNIX/XENIX, and protected-mode DOS products like Informix. It also has 3.5" drive support. New ROMs can be ordered from the factory parts center at (616) 982-3571. Part numbers are 444-423-7 and 444-424-7; price is $28. -- Alan S. Denney @ Informix Software, Inc. {pyramid|uunet}!infmx!aland "I want to live! -------------------------------------------- as an honest man, Disclaimer: These opinions are mine alone. to get all I deserve If I am caught or killed, the secretary and to give all I can." will disavow any knowledge of my actions. - S. Vega
KDM101@PSUVM.BITNET (Kevin Maher) (09/01/89)
the new roms are now at a -10 level revision....not -7 (I just got mine replaced 3 weeks ago) The price should still be around 30 dollars. I paid 32 for the set.