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- From: Rick.Schryvers@psycho.fidonet.org (Rick Schryvers)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
- Subject: Adaptec 1542B with ST506
- Message-ID: <28660.2AB387F3@psycho.fidonet.org>
- Date: Tue, 08 Sep 92 22:49:06 EDT
- Organization: Psycho: The Usenet<->Fidonet Gateway of St. Pete Florida
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- To: klaus@knipp.en.open.de (Klaus Malorny)
- On 09-07-92 Klaus Malorny wrote to All...
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- KM> a suitable SCSI controller. The Adaptec seems to be the right one, but
- KM> serveral dealers told me that it wouldn't work together with my (old)
- KM> ST506/MFM-Harddisc controller.
- KM> A test with my friend's Adaptec adapter failed. When configured
- KM> properly (?)
- KM> (but with no HD connected to), my *ST506* drive begins to make noise
- KM> (the
- KM> head of the drive seems to move between the cylinders continuously)
- KM> and the
- KM> access time increases dramaticaly.
- KM> My questions are: Is it a configuration problem, a compatibility
- KM> problem or
- KM> just caused by the fact that no SCSI drive was connected to the
- KM> controller?
- KM> Which other well supported SCSI controllers exist that don't have such
- KM> problems (what about Future Domain?) ?
- Tell those people who are saying that Adaptec SCSI will not work with an MFM
- or ST506 drive to go to #$$^%##@$$%@%$@#$%!!! I am currently working on a 386/25mhz
- sx machine with a st251-1, an st225 and a WREN IV SCSI the scsi drive is my drive
- E, 225 is my drive d, and st251-1 is my drive c. The only problem is that the
- controller of the mfm or st506 will override the scsi bios and you won't be able
- to boot from the scsi drive...it my case that was ok anyhow. (the wren iv is a
- 338 meg). I am currently using the adaptec 1540b (OEM'D TO Storage Dimensions as
- the 1640b)
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