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From: als@bohra.cpg.oz (Anthony Shipman)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Wangtek 5150ES SCSI behaviour
Message-ID: <450@bohra.cpg.oz>
Date: 6 Aug 90 10:41:58 GMT
Organization: Computer Power Group, Melb, Australia
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I have noticed some odd behaviour with a Wangtek 5150ES. The configuration is
	AHA1542B controller
	XT4380S	 Maxtor disk
	5150ES

The format program in the ROM on the 1542B lists all of the SCSI IDs found.
When only the disk drive is connected it just lists the drive as ID 0. When the
tape is connected it lists the disk as ID 0 and the tape as all the IDs 1-7.

Is this normal behaviour for the tape drive? Is it legal SCSI behaviour? Might
there be a bug in the format program? ID 7 is supposed to be the ID of the
controller so it seems a bit unfriendly for the tape drive to take it.

I found that the tape drive hanged my 386/ix 2.0.2 system whenever it stopped
and started while writing. The SCSI system would just stop completely. This
didn't happen if the tape happened to stream all the way through. Could this be
a result of the tape drive's SCSI behaviour or a bug in 386/ix? (This happened
on two tape drives and I sent them back).
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Anthony Shipman                               ACSnet: als@bohra.cpg.oz.au
Computer Power Group
9th Flr, 616 St. Kilda Rd.,
St. Kilda, Melbourne, Australia
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