Re: [suse-sparc] HD for SS20

From: Mike Nicewonger (twmaster@twmaster.com)
Date: Wed Jan 16 2002 - 13:34:22 PST

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    From: Mike Nicewonger <twmaster@twmaster.com>
    Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 16:34:22 -0500
    Message-Id: <02011616330100.11019@two-time.twmaster.com>
    Subject: Re: [suse-sparc] HD for SS20
    

    That is more of a negotiation problem with the SS20. I have used MANY IBM
    Ultrastar drives in SS20's. In fact I have set up a customer with an SS20 with
    2 36 GB Ultrastars. It is also possible you neede to set some of the other
    parameters such as parity an such on or off (sorry fuzzy memory) Personally I
    will not buy anything but IBM drives these days.

    Cheers,

    Mike N

    On Wed, 16 Jan 2002, you wrote:
    > Mike Nicewonger wrote:
    > > All modern LVD drives will either automagically revert to SE or can be
    > > forced to SE mode via jumper.
    >
    > That is not my experience.
    >
    > I was not able to use a "IBM Ultrastar 18LZX 9.1GB" in my SS20. I tried
    > with and without the "Force SE mode" jumper on the drive, but
    > "probe-scsi" did not find it. I was forced to replace the IBM drive with
    > a Fujitsu drive, and that one was running within minutes.
    >
    > I later installed the IBM drive in a PC using a 80 to 68/50 adapter. It
    > did not work there either at first, but when I used the "Force SE mode"
    > jumper it came up.
    >
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