27 Nov
2012
27 Nov
'12
7:25 a.m.
On Tue, 27 Nov 2012, Pontus wrote:
On 11/27/2012 02:33 AM, mc68010 wrote:
While it is probably a long shot, I'm also looking for a Vertex V170 or
similar ST-506 compatible drive that I can use in my IRIS 1400. The
original V170 appears to have a stuck head lock but because it also
contains irreplaceable software I don't want to disassemble it until I
have the means to do so in a dust free environment. Even then it will
probably be best to have other drives to actually use in the system.
I have a big box of ESDI drives I just want to
test and sort out the
bad ones. No reason to keep hauling them around from place to place if
they don't even work. I have no intention of using them on a PC so,
I'd rather avoid buying a card I will use once. Looking for something
16bit ISA with built in format utilities. I'll happily pay shipping
both ways. I only need it a couple of days and will get it right back
home after.
If you find a controller and get around to testing them, I'm looking for
ESDI drives from this list:
http://hardware.majix.org/computers/sgi.iris/starting.shtml
The ESDI drive in my IRIS works, but it would be nice with a backup or
two.