Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!njin!spcvxb.spc.edu!terry From: terry@spcvxb.spc.edu (Terry Kennedy, Operations Mgr) Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec Subject: Re: MV II Hardware help Message-ID: <1990Oct7.230152.587@spcvxb.spc.edu> Date: 7 Oct 90 23:01:52 GMT References: <1990Oct6.023655.585@spcvxb.spc.edu> Organization: St. Peter's College, US Lines: 24 In article , don@zl2tnm.gp.govt.nz (Don Stokes) writes: > Does this apply to the inbuilt controller on the MicroVAX 2000, > ie if I get my grubby paws on a Maxtor XT-2190, can I just plug > it into the 2000? Yes. You may need updated ROMs if your 2000 is *real* old, but it is pos- sible. You need to get it formatted, either by formatting it on an RQDX3 beforehand, or using the 2000's TEST command. > Secondly, can I put any other drive type into the 2000? Is > there any magic required to format the thing? It's possible, but it isn't a straightforward case of saying N heads, X cylinders, etc. You have to describe the disk in terms of the MSCP spec, which is hard to get a hold of. Best to use a standard drive. > We've got this white elephant (ok, white mouse) with no Ethernet and an > RD32. We'd like to do *something* with it, but cash is tight. Well, if it has a '32, it has new ROMs. Get a 2190. Terry Kennedy Operations Manager, Academic Computing terry@spcvxa.bitnet St. Peter's College, US terry@spcvxa.spc.edu (201) 915-9381