DEC Storageworks

[Benjamin Huntsman]

80-pin is SCA.  Definitely no SCA disks in there.

The blue ones should be 68-pin, and the beige ones 50-pin.


Like I said though, double-check me :)


Good luck, and have fun!


-Ben



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From: Douglas Taylor <dj.taylor4 at comcast.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 4, 2018 8:17 PM
To: Benjamin Huntsman; General Discussion: On-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: DEC Storageworks

Ben;

Jbod.  Didn't know what it meant until today.  The computer has 4 SCSI
controllers, the Storageworks is operated in a split configuration.  4
drives are on a RAID controller, the other 3 are on a normal SCSI
controller.

What I was getting at with replacing the disks in the carrier was
exactly what you mentioned; LVD or HVD SCSI.  I don't know what is in
there.  Is it 50 pin or 68 or 80 pin.

Doug

On 2/4/2018 9:53 PM, Benjamin Huntsman wrote:
> I want to say the difference is in HVD vs LVD SCSI ...  unless you’ve swapped out the guts yourself, I’d not mix and match...
>
> Then again it’s been forever since I monkeyed with those things and I could be mistaken...
>
> As for opening them, I’ve cracked them open before. It’s possible, but they were not manufactured to have their drives replaced easily... I damaged one last time I tried... be careful.
>
> Do you have the controller too, or just the jbod?
>
> -Ben
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Feb 4, 2018, at 1:42 PM, Douglas Taylor via cctech <cctech at classiccmp.org> wrote:
>>
>> The alphaserver 1000a I have has a storageworks array.
>>
>> The disk carriers are green in color, I see storageworks disks for sale on ebay that are blue.  What is the difference? Are they interchangeable?
>>
>> Is it possible (or even wise) to open one of the green carriers and change the disk out?
>>
>> Doug
>>