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- From: Stephen Gibson
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
- Subject: re: ESDI drive for PS/2
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.115928.3229@nic.csu.net>
- Date: 17 Nov 92 19:59:27 GMT
- References: <1992Nov13.135709.23808@olymp.informatik.uni-bonn.> <1992Nov16.180220.3220@nic.csu.net>
- Organization: Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA
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- In article <1992Nov16.180220.3220@nic.csu.net> Stephen Gibson writes:
- >
- >In article <1992Nov13.135709.23808@olymp.informatik.uni-bonn.> greve@rs1.thch.uni-bonn.de (Thomas Greve) writes:
- >>We just had a serious head crash with an ESDI drive of a somewhat
- >>older PS/2. We'd like to replace the drive, as the machine is quite
- >>well equipped (token ring, memory, '387 etc.). Now two questions:
- >> o can i get an off-the-shelf drive, connect it and it works? Or am
- >> i forced to get one of the overpriced IBM drives?
- >> o where can i get an ESDI drive? The ads in the computer magazines
- >> have IDE and SCSI drives, only...
- >>Size is not a big deal, (50-100MB), but should be less than US$ 1000.
- >>Or should i get a (MicroChannel-)SCSI controller + drive instead? Any
- >>caveats with this combo?
- >>
- >>--
- >> - Thomas
- >>
- >> greve@rs1.thch.uni-bonn.de
- >> unt145@dbnrhrz1
- >>
- >>
- >>--
- >> - Thomas
- >>
- >> greve@rs1.thch.uni-bonn.de
- >> unt145@dbnrhrz1
- >
- >Contact MegaHaus in Houston, TX (USA). Phone # is:
- > (713)333-1910
- >
- >I recently installled a 1.5GB SCSI drive in a Model 80. They also offer
- >REPLACEMENT ESDI drives that work off of the existing IBM controller. I
- >believe that you can find one there well within your price range.
- >
- >
- >Stephen Gibson
- >System Support Specialist
- >Sonoma State Universtiy
- >eMAIL: gibsonst@sonoma.edu
- > Stephen.Gibson@sonoma.edu
-
- By the way, this is MegaHaus' toll free number:
- 1(800)426-0560
-
- P.S.: Make sure that the controller in NetWare-compatible. I had a problem
- with a Future Domain SCSI controller (NetWare 2.2 wouldn't see it at all).
- Got an Adaptec and my troubles went away...
-
- Good luck and Godspeed to ya!
-
-
- Stephen Gibson
- System Support Specialist
- Sonoma State Universtiy
- eMAIL: gibsonst@sonoma.edu
- Stephen.Gibson@sonoma.edu
-