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From: js@dukee.egr.duke.edu (Jeffrey A. Shorey)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: RLL + Segate ST251-1
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Date: 3 Oct 90 13:27:52 GMT
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From article <15090013@hpspcoi.HP.COM>, by dlow@hpspcoi.HP.COM (Danny Low):
>>I'v heard some bad story about RLL controller and Segate ST251-1
>>combination.  Could someone add more comments on this ?
> 
> Unless the 251-1 is certified for RLL it will probably work but there
> is a slight chance that it will not work reliably. So do you feel
> lucky?
>
I tried using an MFM drive with an Adaptec RLL controller some years back.
I would format the drive and it would work great for about a week, and
then I would start getting errors, like the data was fading out.

From what I have heard, RLL drives have a higher quality media on them than
the normal MFM drives, which I assume pertains to the type of magnetic film
they lay on the platters.

If you've got I combination that works, I would suggest making very frequent
backups and reformat runs.

- Jeff Shorey