19 Jul
2004
19 Jul
'04
11:34 a.m.
Is the cable that connects the RK05 drives to the RK11-D unibus
controller card set the same as the one used to connect the RK05
drive to the RK8-E omnibus controller card set? In other words,
if I have two RK05 drives and the cables, will they connect to
an RK11-D if I can find one?
Tony, based on your previous post, it sounds like I may need an
expansion box to put the RK11-D backplane and card set into. I
do have numerous empty slots in my 11/34 backplane right now,
but I'll have to see how many and I need to check on what all's
in there and the power requirements for the RK11-D. I do have
another empty BA11-K expansion box with a DD11-K backplane in it,
and I'm not using it right now. It's just sitting empty, not
plugged in, in an H960 cabinet.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctalk-bounces@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Tony Duell
Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 6:17 PM
To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: RK05 stuff
The same mylar ribbon cable you use to interconnect
the drives
is what you need to connect the first drive to an RK11C or RK11D
controller.
It's also the same as a Unibus cable that you'd use between, say, a
processor and an expansion cabinet.
-tony