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- From: wblock@rapidnet.com (Warren Block)
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- Subject: Re: A590 + SCSI?
- Date: 17 Jan 1996 18:56:29 GMT
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- Bart Sattler (b.sattler@student.utwente.nl) wrote:
- : I have an A590 Harddrive connected to my A500 ks 2.04
- : It has an XT-harddisk in it, which I want to exchange for an internal
- : SCSI-drive. I have a few questions about this subject, though:
- : Can I use any SCSI-drive on it,
-
- Most any reasonable SCSI drive should work. Make sure the power supply
- is up to it, though.
-
- : and are there any problems relating to the A590 and SCSI?
-
- Dunno, but I've been told the A590 was the A500 version of the 2091
- board, which has proven to be solid if not blazingly fast.
-
- : What exactly is SCSI-1 and SCSI-2?
-
- SCSI-1 was the original SCSI spec. SCSI-2 added some commands. Fast
- SCSI-2 is capable of running up to twice as fast as plain SCSI-2. To
- answer the implied question: yes, a Fast SCSI-2 drive will work on a
- SCSI-1 or -2 controller, although the controller will not be able to go
- as fast as the drive can.
-
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