VAXstation 3100/76 SCSI disk over 1GB - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

22 Apr 2005

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Subject: RE: VAXstation 3100/76 SCSI disk over 1GB
   From: "Antonio Carlini" <a.carlini at ntlworld.com>
   Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 21:34:24 +0100
     To: "'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'"	<cctalk
at classiccmp.org>

Allison wrote:
  I affirm that having tried it.  I also have two
M76s and both
 will boot larger but only one has the factory console rom fix. 
I don't believe there was ever an official fix for the VS3100-76
(or any of the VS3100 series). If there was, I'd like to know
about it so I can upgrade the one on my desk right now! 
It was the first one I'd tried the 2.7g in and crash tested it
trying to get IP networking going.  Since that one worked I 
tried same on an older one and it didn't pass the crash test.
A crash with the wrong driver is really bad.  

I assume it was factory as it works fine with a larger disk.
However, I got it that way and it's a later SN.  If it 
werent under three other 3100s plus a VS2000 and a TK50 I'd
read off the VS3100-76/GPXs SN for you. 

All my other VS and uVAX 3100s are older and therefor 
completly complient with the 1GB limit for the boot disk.
They also work well with larger secondary disks and I 
have them configured that way. IE: 500mb or 1GB system disk
and larger than 1gb for user disks.

Allison