Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Path: utzoo!censor!meadow!py
From: py@meadow.uucp (Peter Yeung)
Subject: Re: Seagate SCSI drives
Message-ID: <1991Apr25.170648.8861@meadow.uucp>
Reply-To: py@meadow.UUCP (Peter Yeung)
Organization: Amdahl Canada Ltd., Software Development Center
References: <KDORFF.91Apr23125222@dante.nmsu.edu>
Distribution: comp
Date: Thu, 25 Apr 91 17:06:48 GMT

In article <KDORFF.91Apr23125222@dante.nmsu.edu> kdorff@nmsu.edu (Kevin C. Dorff) writes:
>
>Question:
>   I currently have a Seagate ST01 controller and ST296N 83 meg drive.
>I would like to add another SCSI drive, probably a seagate STxxxN
>drive.  What will be required to make this addition?
>

I have a similar setup (a ST-02 controller instead). I am also going to
add another drive. I have talked to my dealer and another dealer who is
specialized in hard drives. Apparently, you can add another SCSI drive
as long as it is not bigger than 1024 cylinders.

>Will the ST01 control several (2, or 2+) drives?  What is required to

It should be able to handle 2 or more drives (my dealer thinks that it has
a limit of 3 or something like that).

>do this?  What kind of cable will I need and where to find it.
>

You do need a SCSI cable to daisy chain your next drive. You should be able to
get it from where you buy the drive.

>    Thanks Mucho!
>--
>
>            Kevin Dorff
>            kdorff@nmsu.edu

Actaully, you can add a different controller/drive combo (e.g. IDE, RLL or
even regular MFM) if you choose to. It may be a cheaper solution to just
add an IDE adpator/drive depending on your application.

Anyway, I would like  to get a bigger drive which has >1024 cylinders and would
like to get better performance out of the 85 Meg drive. Instead of going the
IDE adpator/drive route, I decided to get a new controller (ALWAYS IN-2000)
which is a 16 bit SCSI controller and can handle the bigger drive. However,
it is CDN$200 more than getting an IDE controller with the IDE version of the
same drive.

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Peter Yeung     Amdahl Canada Ltd., Software Development Center
                2000 Argentia Road, Plaza 2, Suite 300
                Mississauga, Ont.   L5N 1V8
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