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From: bownesrm@beowulf.UUCP ( Stowaway aboard the Long Shot)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: RLL on a ST-225
Message-ID: <1055@beowulf.UUCP>
Date: 6 Feb 88 19:37:22 GMT
References: <2736@cup.portal.com> <162@mccc.UUCP> <20134@amdcad.AMD.COM> <532@celerity.UUCP>
Organization: Function Consulting, Albany New York
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In article <532@celerity.UUCP>, rpo@celerity.UUCP (Bob Ollerton) writes:
> 
> I was sold a rll with my ST225.  I had nothing but problems with
> data erros and the drive foing to sleep.  I got no help from the dealer,
> and the disk finally crashed.  Thanks.
> 
	First problem. The St225 is NOT MEANT to run rll. Sorry.

> So, I bought another disk and a standard MFM controller and everything is
> fine.  Lesson learned:
>     1. the St225 is a cheap drive and has a track record for failing
>     in the first 30 days and if they make it past that, the run for ever.

	Don't bet on it. Mine ran fine for ~9 mos and the the stepper motor
driver went south. Took the pc board with it. Scorched it pretty badly.
I was NOT pleased. $120 to get it fixed.

> 
>     2.  RLL is a problem for the 225's and I don't know which drives
>     its recommended for.
> 

	Take a look in the special issue of EDN (last spring sometime)
for a good comprehensive list of who builds drives for which interface
and for how much. Sorry I can't be more specific, I read it and throw it out.


> Does anyone have a list of drives that RLL works for?

	See above.


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