ronb@otc.otca.oz (Ron Barrett) (11/15/89)
Is anyone using a WD1007 with a MAXTOR XT4170 hard disk? Im using it in an AST
386 running XENIX 2.3.1. The basic problem is that the system locks up whilst
accessing the harddisk. Apparently the WD ESDI controller doesn't work all that
well with a hard disk with more than 1024 cyclinders.
The dealer told me about a program called SpeedStore from Storage Dimension
that is supposed to fix the problem?
Has anyone heard of this S/W?, will it fix the problem? are they any other work
arounds?
Thanks in advance,
Ron Barrett
Network R&D
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In article <1187@otc.otca.oz> ronb@otc.otca.oz (Ron Barrett) writes: >Is anyone using a WD1007 with a MAXTOR XT4170 hard disk? Im using it in an AST >386 running XENIX 2.3.1. The basic problem is that the system locks up whilst >accessing the harddisk. Apparently the WD ESDI controller doesn't work all that >well with a hard disk with more than 1024 cyclinders. Yep. With 2.3.1 this can happen. But, you did give incomplete information. Which WD1007 board do you have? The suffix on the part number is <very> important. >The dealer told me about a program called SpeedStore from Storage Dimension >that is supposed to fix the problem? SpeedStore won't work. Updating to 2.3.2 OR getting a SLS patch from SCO will fix the problem. See your dealer. -- Karl Denninger (karl@ddsw1.MCS.COM, <well-connected>!ddsw1!karl) Public Access Data Line: [+1 708 566-8911], Voice: [+1 708 566-8910] Macro Computer Solutions, Inc. "Quality Solutions at a Fair Price"