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From: pwolfe@kailand.KAI.COM
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Subject: Re: Third Party Disc Experience on Sequ
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Date: 3 Oct 88 12:28:00 GMT
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Sure, it's worth looking into.  Sequent charges about $20,000 for a Fujitsu
M2344K (550 Mb formatted) disk drive, with mounting rack and power supply.  I
get these disks from a third party supplier for $8,000, complete.

The disks from Sequent come formatted and tested, and are easier to install,
but we've saved $12,000 on each of the eight drives I've installed, which I
feel is worth the extra time and hassle involved.

Installation the drives and cables takes about 1.5 hours, formatting takes
between 3 and 5 hours per drive, depending on the total number of errors.  The
formatting procedure from Sequent's DYNIX Administration manual is correct and
complete.

If anyone is interested in more detailed information, I will mail or post my
written procedure for purchasing and installing M2344K's on a Sequent system.

Patrick Wolfe
System Manager, Kuck and Associates, Inc.
Patrick.Wolfe@kailand.kai.com  -or-  kailand!Patrick.Wolfe