zeeff@b-tech.UUCP (Jon Zeeff) (07/28/88)
Has anyone tried non RLL certified drives on a RLL controller? I'd be particularily interested in the Seagate drives like the 4096 and the 251. Any experiences would be welcome. -- Jon Zeeff Branch Technology, uunet!umix!b-tech!zeeff zeeff%b-tech.uucp@umix.cc.umich.edu
john@jclyde.UUCP (John B. Meaders Jr.) (07/29/88)
In article <4650@b-tech.UUCP> zeeff@b-tech.UUCP (Jon Zeeff) writes: >Has anyone tried non RLL certified drives on a RLL controller? I'd be >particularily interested in the Seagate drives like the 4096 and the 251. > >Any experiences would be welcome. > > I posted an article on this, but I'll briefly state what I have. I am using a WD1003-RA2 (26 sec/trk) with 2 ST-251s. I run SCO Xenix 2.2.1 exclusively on an AT clone. I have been up for 19 hrs now (since the final installation of everything and no thanks to a power hit) with no problems. If I have problems I'll be sure and post. I like going for maximum uptime. The drives are fantastic (last summer jclyde was up for 60+ days under 2.1.3). -- John B. Meaders, Jr. 1114 Camino La Costa #3083, Austin, TX 78752 ATT: Voice: +1 (512) 451-5038 Data: +1 (512) 371-0550 UUCP: ...!uunet!utastro!bigtex!jclyde!john or john@jclyde.UUCP
zeeff@b-tech.UUCP (Jon Zeeff) (07/30/88)
>>Has anyone tried non RLL certified drives on a RLL controller? I'd be >>particularily interested in the Seagate drives like the 4096 and the 251. >> A ST-251 I tried worked fine. A 4096 wouldn't (at least with a Adaptec 2372). How about Maxtor, Miniscribe, Micropolis? Does anyone have comments about reliablity - I'm not sure I trust the MTBF figures. -- Jon Zeeff Branch Technology, uunet!umix!b-tech!zeeff zeeff%b-tech.uucp@umix.cc.umich.edu
davidsen@steinmetz.ge.com (William E. Davidsen Jr) (08/03/88)
In article <4654@b-tech.UUCP> zeeff@b-tech.UUCP (Jon Zeeff) writes: | A ST-251 I tried worked fine. A 4096 wouldn't (at least with a Adaptec | 2372). That's not a big enough sample! I have two which work on 2372. Of course that's not a big enough sample, either. Adaptec says that the 4096 should work, and I would expect them to unless you have one which is at the outer edge of the acceptable timing spec. -- bill davidsen (wedu@ge-crd.arpa) {uunet | philabs | seismo}!steinmetz!crdos1!davidsen "Stupidity, like virtue, is its own reward" -me
john@jclyde.UUCP (John B. Meaders Jr.) (08/04/88)
In article <11708@steinmetz.ge.com> davidsen@crdos1.UUCP (bill davidsen) writes: > > That's not a big enough sample! I have two which work on 2372. Of >course that's not a big enough sample, either. Adaptec says that the >4096 should work, and I would expect them to unless you have one which >is at the outer edge of the acceptable timing spec. You can add my two ST-251s working with a WD1003-RA2 (under Xenix). I've been up 6 days now with no problems. I'll report after about 30 days. -- John B. Meaders, Jr. 1114 Camino La Costa #3083, Austin, TX 78752 ATT: Voice: +1 (512) 451-5038 Data: +1 (512) 371-0550 UUCP: ...!uunet!utastro!bigtex!jclyde!john or john@jclyde.UUCP