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From: daveb@rtech.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att
Subject: Re: wanted info on 7300 disk drives
Message-ID: <817@rtech.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 14-May-87 00:49:51 EDT
Article-I.D.: rtech.817
Posted: Thu May 14 00:49:51 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 16-May-87 09:00:39 EDT
References: <6485@mhuxu.UUCP> <5970@steinmetz.steinmetz.UUCP>
Reply-To: daveb@rtech.UUCP (Dave Brower)
Organization: Relational Technology, Alameda CA
Lines: 19
Summary: any ST506 with < 7 heads is OK

In article <5970@steinmetz.steinmetz.UUCP> davidsen@kbsvax.steinmetz.UUCP (William E. Davidsen Jr) 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
>
>As far as I can tell you can use any disk with an ST506 interface. I have
>used the 32MB half-height Tulin TU-340A (now discontinued), and tried
>Seagates (80MB) and Priams (72MB). You can describe the format in terms
>of tracks, etc, when you do the low level format. If you have a real power
>hog you may have to use an external power supply.

I am using a Priam (nee Vertex) 72M.  You can use practically any ST506
drive and roll your own format.  BUT -- you can only get at 7 heads worth
of drive because of the number of head selects brought out to the drive
connector.  This means some of the larger capacity Maxtors (f'rinstance)
can't be used to their full potential.

-dB
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