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- From: johnhm@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
- Subject: Re: Adaptec 1542B with ST506/MFM-Controller Problem?SKIP
- Message-ID: <1992Sep9.174300.90052@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au>
- Date: 9 Sep 92 17:43:00 +1000
- References: <1992Sep2.095539.1434@knipp.en.open.de>
- Organization: Computer Centre, Monash University, Australia
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- In article <1992Sep2.095539.1434@knipp.en.open.de>, klaus@knipp.en.open.de (Klaus Malorny) writes:
- > As I want to expand my system with a SCSI-Drive, I am currently looking for
- > a suitable SCSI controller. The Adaptec seems to be the right one, but
- > serveral dealers told me that it wouldn't work together with my (old)
- > ST506/MFM-Harddisc controller.
- > A test with my friend's Adaptec adapter failed. When configured properly (?)
- > (but with no HD connected to), my *ST506* drive begins to make noise (the
- > head of the drive seems to move between the cylinders continuously) and the
- > access time increases dramaticaly.
- > My questions are: Is it a configuration problem, a compatibility problem or
- > just caused by the fact that no SCSI drive was connected to the controller?
- > Which other well supported SCSI controllers exist that don't have such
- > problems (what about Future Domain?) ?
- >
- > Please excuse if this topic was discussed earlier as I usually don't read this
- > group. Thanks for your response
- >
- > Klaus Malorny
- >
- I use and MFM controler along with an AHA1542B without any problems however
- another multifuction MFM controler I tried previously would not work reliably.
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