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From: pavlov@canisius.UUCP (Greg Pavlov)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.ultrix
Subject: Re: SCSI Drives for a DECSystem 3100 -- suggestions?
Message-ID: <3017@canisius.UUCP>
Date: 18 Nov 90 05:23:08 GMT
References: <1816loganj@yvax.byu.edu>
Organization: Canisius College, Buffalo N.Y. 14208
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In article <1816loganj@yvax.byu.edu>, loganj@yvax.byu.edu writes:
> We have two DS3100's booting from 600 MB HP (HP97548) drives and two other
> DS3100's booting from 1.2 GB HP (HP97549) drives......
> it's more difficult to install Ultrix on these drives since Dec's installation
> process doesn't recognize the drives: 
> 
  ...and they are (supposedly) impossible to use as boot disks under version 4
     ULTRIX.  HP (factory/engineer/salestypes at HP's primary disk facilities
     in Boise, Idaho) promise that a prom upgrade will be released soon that
     will provide relief.

> We obtained the 600 MB HP97548 drives for $2835 and the 1.2GB HP97549 for
> $3735 from Anthem Electronics of Salt Lake City, phone (801) 973-8555.


   The 660MB drives can be purchased for several hundred less (complete with
   box, cable, et al) from Applied Digital or MaxComp computers in Rochester,
   NY.

   - Applied Digital also will add (for extra cost) an externally-accessible
     SCSI "address" set.  It's a thumbwheel switch; very useful, keeps one from
     having to open the box and playing with jumpers.


   greg pavlov, fstrf, amherst, ny