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From: nomad@orstcs.CS.ORST.EDU
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Subject: Re: Looking for Hard Disk Advice
Message-ID: <216700024@orstcs.CS.ORST.EDU>
Date: Sun, 13-Sep-87 15:15:00 EDT
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Posted: Sun Sep 13 15:15:00 1987
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Nf-From: orstcs.CS.ORST.EDU!nomad    Sep 13 12:15:00 1987


I have been using a ST-238 and WD27x (RLL) controller pair for a while 
now, and after getting past the lack on info. on the part of the people
who sold it to me, I find them quite good. (read No problems).
I'm running with two 238s (drive C: and D:)
 
  Important plot points: both ST & WD were extermely helpful. When I called
them (both have 800 support numbers) they did everything they could to
fix the problems. ST even called back about a week later to see if everything
was OK (I give them LOTS of points for that!).
    If you are running with DOS 3.1, make sure that you have a files=99 
AND NOTHING ELSE in your config.sys when you do the format. DOS 3.1 is broken.
(This is the problem I mentioned earlier.)
    If you have two drives, make sure that you use one cable for the 34-line
cable. I used a set up that had a short splitter cable and two 34-line cables
and the system didn't like it (it might have been the DOS bug again, I
don't know and don't intend to find out). 

 Again, I like everything (except maybe the speed, ~64ms access) on the 238s, 
and the WD card has EVERYTHING - including built in initialization
(which is more than I can say about the Xebec card I had before, I had
to borrow a copy of the Advanced Diags (as in the stuff the Dealers use
for repairs) to initialize drives on that card).

nomad@cs.orst.edu
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