Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!ginosko!usc!ucsd!ucbvax!LERC08.LERC.NASA.GOV!fsfacca From: fsfacca@LERC08.LERC.NASA.GOV (Tony Facca) Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi Subject: Re: IRIS 3030 Disk Problems Message-ID: <8908221403.AA27953@lerc08.lerc.nasa.gov> Date: 22 Aug 89 14:03:14 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 21 "Brent L. Bates AAD/TAB MS294 x42854" writes: > If the disk is completely dead, you could buy the same drive from a third >party for at least half the cost that SGI would charge you. I have heard >from people who have done this and it seems to work. Of course NO ONE at >SGI would recomend it, but you know how that is. We have a 380Mb drive on >order, to replace the 170Mb drive that came with our machine. As soon as >we have that installed and running I will post our results on info-iris. I would be interested in hearing how this goes for you guys. Also, when you do post your results, could you also include the make and model of the third party drive, and its GSA price. Also, are you really replacing the original disk or just adding a second one? Thanks. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tony Facca | phone: 216-433-8318 NASA Lewis Research Center | Cleveland, Ohio 44135 | email: fsfacca@lerc08.lerc.nasa.gov -----------------------------------------------------------------------------