Xref: utzoo comp.periphs:848 comp.misc:2187 Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!cbmvax!grr From: grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins) Newsgroups: comp.periphs,comp.misc Subject: Re: DEC RM05's on Alliant FX/8 Xylogics 451 controller Message-ID: <3551@cbmvax.UUCP> Date: 30 Mar 88 00:37:52 GMT References: <129@garfield.RDL.COM> <3561@dasys1.UUCP> Reply-To: grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins) Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA Lines: 21 In article <3561@dasys1.UUCP> pechter@dasys1.UUCP (Bill Pechter) writes: > The truth is you CAN PROBABLY hook the DEC RM05's to the Alliant controller. > You must set them up for sector and index on the correct cable, check that the > two SMD interfaces are identical and double check the pinouts. This is probably a bit optimistic, as you need some kind of adapter just to get the RM05's to work with the standard CDC SMD excerciser. > Former Alliant Regional Product Support > Former DEC Field Engineer me: occasional SMD drive user... BTW, the best source for SMD drive characteristics and interchangability data is the Emulex Disk/Tape products handbook, unfortunatly it hasn't been updated lately to include all the new post-eagle drives... -- George Robbins - now working for, uucp: {uunet|ihnp4|rutgers}!cbmvax!grr but no way officially representing arpa: cbmvax!grr@uunet.uu.net Commodore, Engineering Department fone: 215-431-9255 (only by moonlite)