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Newsgroups: comp.periphs,comp.misc
Subject: Fuji Super Eagle Problems
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Date: Fri, 30-Jan-87 10:03:29 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan 30 10:03:29 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 31-Jan-87 08:51:06 EST
Organization: Sanders Associates Inc., Nashua, NH
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Keywords: Disk failures
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I've been working on installing a set of the Fujitsu Super Eagle disks,
with an Emulex controller, on a 780 (running VMS).  They ran fine for
a while, then one started having timing errors on track 1, and hard errors
on track 7.  We copied all the data from that disk to a spare, and now
the entire platter #6 on the spare has gone out. We tried to backup
that disk to another spare (these are all the super eagles).  There was
much error messaging and gnashing of teeth, and when all was said and done,
we had 0 free blocks, where the old disk had over 65,000 free. So, what
I'm wondering, is that since 2 out of 5 super eagles shipped to us, as
of November, 1986 have gone bad, do I have more to look forward to?
I've seen the articles others have submitted here, about their problems - 
are there still people out there having trouble with dying Super eagles?
The folks out there that have had them replaced, are the replacements still
running OK out there, or have you had more problems?

We'd like to know, so we can figure out whether we should try to exchange
these for the regular eagles, and just say to hell with the larger capacity.

You can mail to me at ...decvax!savax!browne, or call me at
(603) 885-1082.  I'll call you back, if you're worried about the
toll charges.  Thanks much!

Duff Browne