2 Feb
2002
2 Feb
'02
2:06 a.m.
To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2002 13:52:46 -0600
Subject: Re: Large ESDI Disks
From: jeff.kaneko(a)juno.com
Reply-to: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
Jeff wrote:
On Fri, 1 Feb 2002 21:24:22 +0000 jpero(a)sympatico.ca
writes:
> The biggest ESDI HD I have currently; 1.3GB and second biggest is
> 800MB (working w/ ultrastor U24F. Problem is with that Micropolis
handle these: The WD-1009, and the Ultrastor 12F-24.
I purchased a WD-1009 over the holidays, but haven't had the
opportunity to test it. There are two versions of the WD-1009:
One with a BIOS and one without. The ones without are utterly
*worthless* (unless you're using it in a Compaq DeskPro that
supports it).
I don't even want to talk about the 12F-24. These things are
so rare, I've seen maybe one or perhaps two offered on E-Pay
in the past four years.
That it, that is 12F-24 I have, both of my Micropolises requires
24MHz. Both are 1.0GB and 1.3GB I think unformatted.
Q-Bus 24MHz controllers are far more common, but
troublesome
to obtain nonetheless.
Trouble is, I don't have a vax. :-P
Cheers,
Wizard