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From: zeeff@b-tech.UUCP (Jon Zeeff)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: RLL on non RLL drives
Keywords: RLL Seagate
Message-ID: <4654@b-tech.UUCP>
Date: 29 Jul 88 22:37:29 GMT
References: <4650@b-tech.UUCP> <790@jclyde.UUCP>
Reply-To: zeeff@b-tech.UUCP (Jon Zeeff)
Organization: Branch Technology Ann Arbor, MI
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>>Has anyone tried non RLL certified drives on a RLL controller?  I'd be
>>particularily interested in the Seagate drives like the 4096 and the 251.
>>

A ST-251 I tried worked fine.  A 4096 wouldn't (at least with a Adaptec
2372).

How about Maxtor, Miniscribe, Micropolis?  Does anyone have comments
about reliablity - I'm not sure I trust the MTBF figures.

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Jon Zeeff           		Branch Technology,
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