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From: mike@raven.uss.tek.com (Mike Ewan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
Subject: Re: MV II Hardware help
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Date: 7 Oct 90 16:28:55 GMT
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In article <1990Oct6.023655.585@spcvxb.spc.edu> terry@spcvxb.spc.edu (Terry Kennedy, Operations Mgr) writes:
[...]
>at the used dealers 8-). The RD54 (Maxtor XT-2190), RD31 (Seagate ST-
>225) and RD32 (Seagate ST251-1) are only supported on the RQDX3.

Okay.  I have a Maxtor XT-2190 out of a non-DEC system, and would
like to use it in my uVAX-II.  However, our hardware guys say it
needs a factory format.  Is this true?  I currently have an RQDX2
controller but could scrounge up an RQDX3.

Thanks.

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