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From: jasmerb@mist.cs.orst.edu (Bryce Jasmer)
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Subject: Re: SCSI DISKS
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Date: 22 Mar 89 07:49:34 GMT
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In article <7597@pucc.Princeton.EDU> Q3885@pucc.Princeton.EDU writes:
> I have not ever put another brand (NeXT uses Maxtor) in a NeXT machine,...
>
>                                                  Phil Immordino
>                                                  Princeton University

I, just this minute, finished installing a third party drive into my NeXT
with only minor problems. I have installed a CDC Imprimis Wren V (is that
the right order?) 638 MB SCSI drive. The first problem was the IBMish looking
front plate that came on the drive was about a 1/4" too wide to properly 
mount in the casing. Once we were able to pry the glued-on plate off, the
drive easily slid into the casing and the next task was to find 4 mounting
screws (trivial). We then plugged everything in according to our intuitions
(it wasn't too hard to figure which plug went in which slot. We then put
everything back together and set down to writing a /etc/disktab.
The writing of the disktab was the difficult part and there is a lot of
information that I was not sure about. I was only able to set up two 
partitions and even then I had to do a lot of tweeking of the disktab to get
it to work correctly. I was only able to get 573 MB out of the drive and am
sure I am not using the drive to its full capacity. If anyone has a good
disktab for the Wren V (CDC 94181-638) could you please send it to me?

BTW, The drive is a GREAT improvement over the optical (and at a price that
is fantastic)!!

Bryce Jasmer
jasmerb@hobbes.cs.orst.edu