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From: root@consult.UUCP (Super user)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Info on HD-Controller PS-180 ?
Message-ID: <7@consult.UUCP>
Date: 15 May 89 05:17:32 GMT
References: <1349@laura.UUCP>
Reply-To: bob@.UUCP (Super user)
Organization: Computer Consulting Service (301) 820-4670
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In article <1349@laura.UUCP> st%trillian.irb@unido.UUCP (Stefan Timphus) writes:
>Has anybody experience with a Harddisk-Controller called
>PS-180 or Perstor-180.
>It is advertised to format a Seagate ST-4096 to 146 MB (instead of 80).
>Please let me know how whether this really works.

.. I have a PS-180 using a Seagate 4096 on our BBS system on an AT
clone.  Runs very very well.  Kinda of a pain to setup. Very time consuming
and the docs are marginal.  But it does work.  Gives about 123mb instead of
146 as advertisded, but that was not a problem for us, as 123 is still MUCH
better than 80mb.
..
You will need some sort of utility like Ontrack Disk Manager to
effectivly use the entire disk as a single drive.
Again it's docs are shaky, but it does work.
..
Just be prepared for a few hours work, and MAKE SURE you system is
well backed up.
..
Speed is pretty good, and reliability has been excellent.
we have been running for about 6 months now, with NO problems.
(Murphy don't listen to that!!!).....
..
  ,,, bob willey ,,,   CCS Tech Support BBS  (301) 476-5098
..