[Info-vax] Disk drives for an AlphaServer 800

[Alfred Falk]

Steven Schweda <sms.antinode at gmail.com> wrote in
news:23ffe856-ff11-40ea-ac9a-4b238e183992 at 33g2000vbe.googlegroups.com: 

> tadamsmar wrote:
>> This AS 800 has a seagate st32171wc  2.1 GB ultra SCSI drives  (2
>> shadowed).
>>
>> I wonder if I can get new bigger replacement drives?
> 
>    2GB?  Bigger would be easier to find than not bigger.  I'd
> be a bit amazed if you couldn't find a "new" 36GB drive on
> Ebay (where I buy all my disks these days) for well under $50.
> 
>> I can get seagate st32171wc, but I think they are all used.
> 
>    I'm amazed that you can find any (working) 2GB disks these
> days.

Hah!  I've still got 4 RZ28's in production systems - down from 20+ ten 
years ago.

>> This AS 800 has a hot swap cage, so all the pins have to be
>> positioned to match.
>>
>> But, I guess any 80 pin ultra scsi will work?
> 
>    That SCA connector is pretty well standardized.  I can't
> speak for an AlphaServer 800, but none of my hardware has
> rejected any Seagate drive I've stuck into it.

I have used various brands and sizes of SCA disks in an 800 with no 
problems.  (Even had to temporarily press the 800 into production when 
the power supply failed on a DS10.) 


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