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From: dpw@unisec.usi.com (Darryl P. Wagoner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att
Subject: Re: wanted info on 7300 disk drives
Message-ID: <506@unisec.usi.com>
Date: Tue, 12-May-87 20:13:12 EDT
Article-I.D.: unisec.506
Posted: Tue May 12 20:13:12 1987
Date-Received: Fri, 15-May-87 04:11:44 EDT
References: <6485@mhuxu.UUCP> <1390@hou2d.UUCP>
Reply-To: dpw@unisec.USI.COM (Darryl P. Wagoner)
Organization: UniSecure Systems, Inc. Newport, RI
Lines: 31
Keywords: 7300
Summary: A Unix PC will support than disk drives than Diag. disk admit too

In article <1390@hou2d.UUCP> avr@hou2d.UUCP (Adam V. Reed) writes:
>In article <6485@mhuxu.UUCP>, rs@mhuxu.UUCP (Bob Sanderman) writes:
>> I need to increase the amount of disk space on my 7300.  I currently have
>> a 20MB hard disk.  I know about the $800 40 MB NEC drive from Amperfax
>> but am looking for something bigger (internal or external).  What types
>> of things have other people done?  When will the 7300 support more than
>> one drive?
>
>Your 7300 diagnostic disc tells you all the acceptable types of
>HD drives in the HD formatting menu. This includes a 67MB drive.
>I mounted one externally with its own power supply; to do this
>you have to make your own cables - same as standard but longer -
>to go from the built-in controller to the external drive.


The Unix PC will support a lot of different disk drives.  To get a partial
list look in /usr/lib/iv.

I just upgraded to a Seagate ST251 for example which is a 40 meg/ 40 ms
drive for about $550.00.  Wow, do I have disk space now!

I also know that the Seagate ST4096 will work VERY WELL on the Unix PC.
The rule of thumb is that almost any drive that is ST506 interface will
work.  Just be sure of the power requirements of the drive,  you may
need an external power supply.

-- 
Darryl Wagoner			
UniSecure Systems, Inc.; 		dpw@unisec.usi.com
Newport,  RI; (401)-849-0857 
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