shc1@ukc.ac.uk (S.H.Cogheil) (11/24/89)
Recently I acquired through various sources 1 ICD HOST ADAPTER 1 Western Digital (WD383R) 3.5" 30mb RLL HARD DRIVE 1 Western Digital (WD1004-27x) 8-bit RLL Controller card (XT Compatible) Now my problem is that I wish to get these things going together, what I know is that I could buy another controller board. i.e ADAPTEC or OMTI However what I want to know is... Is there such a thing as a IBM XT(controller) to SCSI convertor ? ( If so where may I get one ) UK ONLY. Is there any info on SCSI pinouts ? Is there any info on the WD1004-27x pinouts ? All replies will be welcomed with open EARS ... p.s Thanks to all those who replied to my request for DIY memory upgrade info. Uncle Sam.
clf3678@ultb.isc.rit.edu (C.L. Freemesser) (11/27/89)
In article <2608@gos.ukc.ac.uk> shc1@ukc.ac.uk (S.H.Cogheil) writes: >Recently I acquired through various sources > > 1 ICD HOST ADAPTER > 1 Western Digital (WD383R) 3.5" 30mb RLL HARD DRIVE > 1 Western Digital (WD1004-27x) 8-bit RLL Controller card (XT Compatible) > >Now my problem is that I wish to get these things going together, Hooking it up should not be very difficult. You will need a SCSI board. For an RLL drive, you need an Adaptec 4070. They can be had for as little as $70. The connections are: 1) drive to Adaptec: (1) 20 pin and (1) 34 pin cable. 2) Adaptec to ICD: (1) 50 pin cable. 3) ICD to ST: Use the supplied 19 pin DMA cable. The software with the ICD will do all the formatting. However, I don't recall them listing Western Digital drives. You will need to know the head/cylinder configuration to format it. Hope this help. Chris Freemesser, Rochester Institute of Technology :BITNET:%clf3678@RITVAX ||| ____________ :GEnie: C.FREEMESSER ||| /___ / (and 8-bit too!) :USENET: Don't bother, / | \ ______/ / : it doesn't work Call the A.C.O.R.N BBS (716)436-3078, 300/1200 baud :<-or my BBS