mikef@Portia.Stanford.EDU (Michael Fallavollita) (02/13/89)
Has anyone had any trouble with RLL controllers on 386 machines? I have tried both the Adaptec 2372B and an OMTI RLL controller and have had very weird errors. The adaptec worked for about a week before I got sector not found errors and finally boot errors. When I was installing the OMTI I got controller errors from SpeedStor when doing a media analysis on cylinders 612-614. Also, I was unable to get SpeedStor to set the bad track table correctly. It said it was doing it but when I format, those tracks are not locked out. Does anyone have a recommendation between the OMTI and the ADAPTE controllers. The OMTI I have now belongs to a friend and I'm definately going to return the Adaptec and get either a new one or a different controller. Any opinions on which controller would be appreciated. Thanks, mikef@portia.stanford.edu
bill@bilver.UUCP (bill vermillion) (02/15/89)
In article <323@Portia.Stanford.EDU> mikef@portia.UUCP (Michael Fallavollita) writes: > >Has anyone had any trouble with RLL controllers on 386 machines? >I have tried both the Adaptec 2372B and an OMTI RLL controller >and have had very weird errors. The adaptec worked for about a week >before I got sector not found errors and finally boot errors. It sounds to me like you have a DRIVE that is not approved for RLL. Your description sounds like the typical non-RLL drive trying to be used for RLL. And since you didn't mention the drive make & model your problem can't be diagnosed thoroughly. And how about the machine it is in? -- Bill Vermillion - UUCP: {uiucuxc,hoptoad,petsd}!peora!rtmvax!bilver!bill : bill@bilver.UUCP
allbery@ncoast.ORG (Brandon S. Allbery) (02/19/89)
As quoted from <323@Portia.Stanford.EDU> by mikef@Portia.Stanford.EDU (Michael Fallavollita):
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| Has anyone had any trouble with RLL controllers on 386 machines?
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I use an Altos 500 at work; it is a 386 with an Adaptec controller. While
we've had lots of problems with the boxes (let's put it this way: they make
good doorstops), the hard drives aren't one of them. Maybe it's just that
your controller doesn't like your machine? Or you just got a dud controller?
++Brandon
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