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From: bin@primate.wisc.edu (Brain in Neutral)
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Subject: Re: Problems with external SCSI devices on RC3240
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Date: 5 Apr 91 16:05:52 GMT
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From article <8530@dmshq.mn.org>, by pnessutt@dmshq.mn.org (Robert A. Monio):
> The only other problems we've seen with the M-120s has been with the
> 348MB drives.  The MIPS-supplied units seem to have a mean failure
> rate of 6 months per drive and the one customer who has had 2 of them
> go bad has now gone directly to Seagate for the units.  I don't think
> any of this is MIPS's problem though since even Seagate has mentioned
> that there were manufacturing problems with those particular drives.

You means the 94171's?  Yessir, the two that came with our M/120 went
south at 4 months and 7 months.  One of the replacements that arrived
was DOA, too.  In three months the first one that died went out again,
and again a year later.

They're all working now, though! :-)

--
Paul DuBois                          "The 'C' shell usually doesn't have
dubois@primate.wisc.edu              have job control." -- LAN TIMES