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- From: jwhite@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Joseph White)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
- Subject: Need help choosing a SCSI Hard Drive,etc
- Message-ID: <23555@oasys.dt.navy.mil>
- Date: 12 Aug 92 19:48:07 GMT
- Organization: Annapolis Detachment, CARDEROCKDIV, NSWC Code 2723
- (formerly David Taylor Research Center, Annapolis MD)
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- I know that this has probably been beaten to death in this newgroup,
- but at the time I didn't think I needed a new drive 8-(.
-
- I have a Zenith 386/25 ISA bus computer with 4Mb ram (soon to be 20Mb!!), and
- am looking to get a new hard drive. I talked to the guy in computer
- support today, and if I tell them what I want, they will get a price
- and order it for me, if I give them a job order number with enough money.
-
- He tried to talk me into getting an IDE drive, they already have the
- controllers in stock. It is my understanding that IDE drives can not
- be low level formatted, and I don't want one for that reason. Please
- correct me if that is wrong, or do newer drives come with software to
- do a low level format, without screwing up the drive?
-
- As far as getting a SCSI drive and Controller goes, I have seen enough
- recommendations in this group, that I have decided to get an Adaptec
- 1542B controller. I am looking for a Hard drive in the 200 - 300Mb
- range, any recommendations. Also is the controller capable of using
- a tape drive to back up the hard drive, and if so can anyone suggest
- a tape drive to get, SCSI or not?
-
- Thanks in advance for any responses
- please send e-mail to: jwhite@oasys.dt.navy.mil
-
- I read this newsgroup, but because of the large number of articles every
- day, I hit the 'n' and 'k' keys pretty quick, so I might miss posted
- info, but I'll try to find it if you post it!
-
- Joe White
- jwhite@oasys.dt.navy.mil
- Waiting for more memory, and new Drive to install OS/2, I got it yesterday,
- Airborne couldn't find my house for 2 days, maybe IBM should ship UPS
- 2nd day air, I know UPS can find my house!
-