barton@holston.UUCP (barton) (08/22/89)
I am considering the purchase of a large Priam hard disk.
I am interested in responses concerning the reliability and
ease of installation of same under SCO Xenix in particular.
All comments, suggestions, etc. are appreciated.
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/ hpcilzb:comp.sys.ibm.pc / barton@holston.UUCP (barton) / 10:31 am Aug 22, 1989 / > I am considering the purchase of a large Priam hard disk. > > I am interested in responses concerning the reliability and > ease of installation of same under SCO Xenix in particular. > > All comments, suggestions, etc. are appreciated. I have been using a Priam ID60 for about 4 years. It was originally in an AT, but now it's in my 386/20. CORETEST (disk evaluation software) indicates that its average seek time is 27ms, although Priam rates it conservatively at 30ms. Performance is good, but would benefit from a 1:1 controller with cache. Western Digital sells one for $225 (model WD1006V-MM2). Highly recommended no matter what drive you get. The drive runs Xenix just fine, and is also compatible with Novell. My only regret is that the standard IBM BIOS drive types will not allow me to access the entire disk (60Mb), so I have to settle for the closest one, which is 57Mb. But that's not Priam's fault of course. Actually, if you buy the drive and controller from Priam, they provide a BIOS that will let you access the entire disk (even for their very large ones). Overall, I am very satisfied with the drive. It is rugged and reliable. Priam is mostly an OEM supplier, but they are becomming more visible in the retail market. Other good drives to consider: CDC, Quantum, Rodime, Maxstor, Conner. (I have a CDC Wren-3 in a 386/33 that absolutely blazes.) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark J. Turner a nerd in geek's clothing
bote@csense.UUCP (John Boteler) (08/31/89)
From article <447@holston.UUCP>, by barton@holston.UUCP (barton): > I am considering the purchase of a large Priam hard disk. > I am interested in responses concerning the reliability and > ease of installation of same under SCO Xenix in particular. Priam non-removable fixed disk drives (TM) are without question among the finest available. I have been running one in this 386 system running SCO Xenix for over 2 years without a blip (save those caused by cockpit error!). The support of the product is excellent: the only Priam product which ever failed a client was replaced no sweat at the 8 month point during a 1 year warranty. They work well. The only regret I have is that Priam no longer makes this ID-62 drive--it is really sweet! -- No working paths available!
usenet@cps3xx.UUCP (Usenet file owner) (09/01/89)
> From article <447@holston.UUCP>, by barton@holston.UUCP (barton): >> I am considering the purchase of a large Priam hard disk. >> I am interested in responses concerning the reliability and >> ease of installation of same under SCO Xenix in particular. One thing to watch for it the number of cylinders on the drive. Xenix only sees up to 1024 cylinders. I use a Priam 519 (a 150MB drive) at work and a Priam 514 (a 120MB drive) at home. Both of these have something like 1224 cylinders so I can't use the entire drive for Xenix. (If there is a work around for this, someone please e-mail the solution) This doesn't really handicap me as I set up a 32MB DOS partition at the end of drive and boot off floppy for DOS. I can then see that area using the HARDRIVE.SYS driver that comes with SpeedStor. Overall these seem to be good drives, but they don't have the performance of a SCSI drive..... I'd suggest you price SCSI or ESDI drives and compare performance/$ between the two. John H. Lawitzke UUCP: Work: ...uunet!frith!dale1!jhl Dale Computer Corp., R&D Home: ...uunet!frith!dale1!ipecac!jhl 2367 Science Parkway Internet: jhl@frith.egr.msu.edu Okemos, MI, 48864 [35.8.8.108]