Hi Ken,
Ken Makinen wrote:
I am a relative computer novice, with an interst
using, reviving, and just
plain messing with older stuff. I was recently given a Hitachi CDR-1700S
drive. I have the drive, a cable, and an Interface card, and that's it. I'd
The drive itself is a SCSI (Small Computer Systems Interface) type
drive. Other than setting the drive ID, which you can find here:
http://www.eztechstuff.com/archives/th99/r/txt/60085.txt , there isn't
anything else you need to do with it. What you need to know is what
model SCSI interface card you have. Once you have the interface card
model, you can find out if it is compatible with your desired OS.
Later,
Jon
Jon Auringer
auringer(a)tds.net
I've got one here... Single speed scsi and compatible with SunOS and
probably VAX/VMS boxes.
Bill
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