Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!bu.edu!att!linac!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!cs.utexas.edu!rutgers!elbereth.rutgers.edu!true From: true@elbereth.rutgers.edu (Frederick True) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware Subject: Adding a Hard Drive to PS/2 Mod 60 Message-ID: Date: 13 Nov 90 00:08:10 GMT Reply-To: true@elbereth.rutgers.edu (Frederick True) Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 24 I've been attentively following some of the discussion of adding hard drives to various systems lately, but I'm still not sure I'm clear on this: if I have a PS/2 Model 60 and want to add a second hard drive, is the existing controller able to handle another drive or do I have to add another controller on the bus? The Model 60 has one free hard drive bay, with a connector which appears to go to the existing drive controller. From this, I assume that I can simply buy another drive (of compatably type) and stick it in the free bay. Is this a valid assumption? Secondly, if it is the case that the current controller can handle another drive, what type of drive can I put in there? In other words, what type of interface is it? It's obviously not SCSI (although SCSI controllers are available for the MCA bus), so exactly what is it and what types of drives will it work with? These questions were obviously too much for my local Computerland salesperson, who just wanted me to buy another controller anyhow. Any information will be appreciated! -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick True true@elbereth.rutgers.edu ftrue@attmail.att.com On the Warmer Side of Cool * Insert random witty gem here... -----------------------------------------------------------------------------