[Info-vax] Disk drives for an AlphaServer 800

[H Vlems]

On 24 aug, 16:47, Tom Adams <tadams... at yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Aug 6, 3:56 pm, Tom Adams <tadams... at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> > On Aug 6, 1:53 pm, Steven Schweda <sms.antin... at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > >tadamsmarwrote:
> > > > This AS 800 has a seagate st32171wc  2.1 GB ultra SCSI drives  (2
> > > > shadowed).
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> > > > I wonder if I can get new bigger replacement drives?
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> > >    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.
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> > > > I can get seagate st32171wc, but I think they are all used.
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> > >    I'm amazed that you can find any (working) 2GB disks these
> > > days.
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> > > > This AS 800 has a hot swap cage, so all the pins have to be positioned
> > > > to match.
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> > > > But, I guess any 80 pin ultra scsi will work?
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> > >    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.
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> > I got an itchy ebay finger and bought this set of 3 hard disks:
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> >http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290336157111&ssPag...
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> > The 800 has room for all 3 and I will put them all in the same shadow
> > set.
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> I got the drives, but they were 68 pin, not 80 pin.
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> There are adapters available on Ebay.
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> Has anyone used a 68-80 pin scsi adapter?- Tekst uit oorspronkelijk bericht niet weergeven -
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These adapters exist and are available on eBay.
Look at this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-REVERSE-SCA-80-Pin-Male-68-Pin-Female-SCSI-Adapter_W0QQitemZ120381418079QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPCC_Drives_Storage_Internal?hash=item1c074aaa5f&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14

Or search for item number 120381418079, the seller is mcpricebreakers.
They do know about SCSI and adapters between 50, 68 and 80pin drives.
The problem with the AS 800 is that the drive won't fit on the AS
800's caddy anymore.
Hans