Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!zephyr.ens.tek.com!uw-beaver!milton!sumax!quick!thebes!polari!lampi From: lampi@polari.UUCP (Michael Lampi) Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp Subject: Re: 3rd party disk drive for HP720 ? Message-ID: <4412@polari.UUCP> Date: 11 Jun 91 19:01:57 GMT References: <1991Jun8.211659.1137@idaho.uucp> Organization: R Squared, Redmond, WA (206) 883-3116 Lines: 25 >In article <1991Jun8.211659.1137@idaho.uucp> rhodesii@idaho.uucp (III) writes: > >>Does anybody have any experience/recommendations/comments >>on hanging an external 3rd party disk (> 1GB) off of an HP-720 ? >>With the IBM-320 we had to go through several iterations >>to get the special "IBM" SCSI cable. We'd like to avoid >>this with the HP and get it right the first time. >> R Squared offers 3rd party peripherals for HP-720's, 400's and other workstations. Since I work for them and head the HP support group, I am slightly biased :-) in their favor :-). BTW, you can use the so-called "SCSI-II" or Sparcstation cables with the high density connector at one end, and the connector of choice at the other end. The connector on the back of the 720 (& the 400's) supports either the thumbscrews or the squeeze clip latches. However, *some* of the 400's have troubles with *some* of the squeeze clip latches, and don't secure the connector adequately. Make sure that the cable is doubly shielded, twisted pair, and you should have no problems. Good luck! -- ----- Michael Lampi polari!lampi@sumax.seattleu.edu