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From: jdm@mbitow.UUCP (Jay D. Mumper)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ncr
Subject: Third Party SCSI Disks for NCR 32/650
Keywords: harddisk diskdrive scsi
Message-ID: <221@mbitow.UUCP>
Date: 8 Nov 90 14:20:58 GMT
Organization: Mold Base Industries, Inc.
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	I am looking to add/change a hard disk on our NCR 32/650.  
I am not sure about whether or not "most" SCSI drives can be used 
on a Tower system.  Presently we have one internal NCR (which is 
actually a Maxtor) 380 MB disk (which formats to ~308 MB).  What I 
want to know is what other disk drives on the market are "safe" to 
pick from (that will be able to be set up by the NCR installation 
software...)?  I know how to repartition/configure non-standard
disk layouts on NCR disks (alter the default swap area for example), 
so I really am just looking for a disk that the controller and 
software can properly access. In the past I have installed some 
SCSI disks on 386 machines and know that just because it says SCSI 
(and it is _supposed_ to be "standard") doesn't mean the drive will 
always work with every controller!   My goal is to have our total 
capacity up to between 600 MB and 1 GB.  Either swapping our 
current disk out (I have a machine that could be useful in...)
or adding an additional drive (we have space for 1 full height drive
in the cabinet) would be acceptable (READ: the right price :-) ).

	I am aware of the Sea Change upgrades and NCR's of course, 
but there are a great number of other distributors out there selling 
SCSI drives (700 MB - 1 GB) for better prices.  If the drives will
work on our system, then they are worth a look to me.

	Thank's in advance for any help any of you can provide.

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