RICK@QUCDNAST.BITNET (01/17/90)
are there any things one should know about the syquest 44 MB removable media hard drive before playing with it? does it work with the 2090A? are there Horror Stories or Success Stories to recount? someone just came into my office and asked, so..... =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Think I'll stay in bed Rick Pim, Physics Dept. Dream all day Queen's University, Kingston World outside bugs me anyway bitnet:rick@qucdnast =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
tjf@lanl.gov (Tom J Farish) (01/17/90)
Hi...I am using a Mass Microsystems removable-media drive at work with a Mac II. We have experienced a 100% failure rate for these driver...YES 100% ! All 10 have had to go back too the shop for drive or power supply failures. We have to use the removable media for classified work so the cartridges can be stored in a safe. I'd rather have a bigger safe and just put a regular drive in! I can't speak for other brands, but the Syquest drives are in ours.
jwright@cs.iastate.edu (Jim Wright) (01/21/90)
tjf@lanl.gov (Tom J Farish) writes: | Hi...I am using a Mass Microsystems removable-media drive | at work with a Mac II. We have experienced a 100% failure | rate for these driver...YES 100% ! All 10 have had to go back | too the shop for drive or power supply failures. I have a couple of the MassMicro drives. They are poorly designed. All problems are with the rotten power supply and inadequate ventilation. The things overheat and stop working reliably. | I can't speak for other brands, but the | Syquest drives are in ours. There are a gaggle of VARs that package and sell SyQuest drives. MassMicro is only one such vendor. I highly recommend the basic drive. Great idea and the SyQuest part works fine. Can anyone offer words of wisdom on choosing a replacement fan for electronic equipment? I think a higher flow rate will solve all the trouble, but I don't want to wreck the system with a noisy (electrically) fan. -- Jim Wright jwright@atanasoff.cs.iastate.edu