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- From: michael.smith@f842.n800.z3.fido.zeta.org.au (michael smith)
- Message-ID: <3_800_842_fidonet2b3b72aa@Kralizec.fido.zeta.org.au>
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st.tech
- Subject: Re: AdSCSI Micro Hostadaper trouble
- Organization: Fidonet. Gate admin is fido@socs.uts.edu.au
- Date: 25 Dec 92 21:37:16 GMT
- Lines: 49
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- Original to: mjuschke@tartarus.uwa.edu.au
- In a message of <16 Dec 1992 10:53:2>, mjuschke@tartarus.uwa.edu.au
- (3:713/602) writes:
-
- >>> Most suitable SCSI drives are now manufactured in permanent parity
- >>> enable as it is used with most PC's. It was only possible for me to get
- >>> an affordable drive as there were some old stock of drives availabe at
- >>> one supplier. One supposedly jumpered drive I ordered turned out with
- >>> enabled parity and no jumper, as it was already a newer model.
-
- Hmm, odd - a goodly number of PC host adapters I have seen (most were some
- time ago) did not support parity - this is obviously a new (and annoying)
- development, not to mention a deviation from the spec.
-
- >> Well is it EVEN or ODD parity that is enabled? It does make a
- >> difference. BTW what is suitable? Quantum, Maxtor, Seagate, Conner, and
- >> Micropolis drives are still all selectable for EVEN, ODD, or NO parity.
-
- Bullshit. Pure & utter. Well, at least for seagate & connor - _never_ seen a
- 'parity type' jumper on either - there are 4 jumpers on an ST296N - which is
- the parity type one? 3 drive ID jumpers and a parity enable.
-
- m> Suitable is a drive in the price range below $AUS 1000 which is
- m> low-profile and will fit into a Mega. I had no trouble finding drives
- m> with PE jumpers in the range $1500-4000. You might have that kind of
- money,
- m> I don't.
-
- I can't make too many suggestions, except that the Quantum LP80S/LP105S will
- certainly work OK in a TT, and should have a parity disable option. So
- should the Maxtor 7080S - all of which _should_ come in under $1K retail.
-
- m> Tell this to the shops that are around here, most of them sell PC's only
- m> or Mac's. Most shops sell SCSI's low-profile only above 300Mb. And as
- m> before, there are so-called SCSI drives (Conner 60, Quantum 85) which DO
- m> Not have the jumper.
-
- So get a little picky - make them work for their margin - be a bastard!
-
- m> Michael
-
- \`miff` /|\
-
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