pt@beta.lanl.gov (Paul A. Thiessen) (06/07/89)
Hello. I'm thinking about buying an RLL controller for my new '386
system that I'm going to buy. I need one that will handle two
hard drives and two floppies. Apparently, there are a few brands
that will do this.
Does anyone have a recommendation on which one to buy?
Thanks in advance for any help!
- Paul
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------------------------------------------------------------madd@bu-cs.BU.EDU (Jim Frost) (06/12/89)
In article <25688@beta.lanl.gov> pt@beta.lanl.gov (Paul A. Thiessen) writes: |Hello. I'm thinking about buying an RLL controller for my new '386 |system that I'm going to buy. I need one that will handle two |hard drives and two floppies. Apparently, there are a few brands |that will do this. | Does anyone have a recommendation on which one to buy? The Adaptech controller works fine. In my system, it is controlling a 1.2Mb 5.25" floppy, a 1.44Mb 3.5" floppy, and a 68Mb fixed disk, with pins for a second fixed disk just sitting there. Email if you would like more information (such as model number, etc) since it's at work and I'm not. jim frost madd@bu-it.bu.edu
Elefante@MULTICS.RADC.AF.MIL (07/22/89)
I have a Zenith Z-248 and tried an Adeptec AD 2372 but couldn't get it to work. Nor could I ever get through to tech support at Adeptec (they only have four phone lines, short hours, and an operator unwilling to make a useful effort). I sent it back and had it replaced by a Western Digital WD1006V-SR2 which has been nothing but a joy to install and use. All needed setup software is in the on-board BIOS, and it runs like hell. I had a measureable throughput improvement of 250% (to 560K bytes/sec for a half-meg file) by replacing the Seagate 225 and Zenith controller with the WD controller and a Mitsubishi 535R. And Western Digital answered the phone when I asked for advice prior to the swap (they were even courteous).