[Info-vax] DS20E question

[Hans Vlems]

On Aug 18, 10:48 pm, brian <brian.cor... at hp.com> wrote:
> Hans Vlems wrote:
> > The DS20E has an empty bay the size of a 5.25 inch cdrom drive.
> > The manual explains that you can fit an optional SCSI device in there.
> > The size and purpose is thus the same as the optional bay found in,
> > say, an Alpha Server 1200.
> > The AS1200 bay however is thoughtfully fitted with a SCSI power cable
> > and a 50 pin female SCSI connector.
> > All I can find in the DS20E is the power cable. Should there have been
> > a SCSI cable too, or is the missing cable a chellenge left to the
> > problem solving capabilities of its owner?
> > Hans
>
> As per the DS20E quickspec
> One additional removable media slot provides support for one 5.25-inch
> half-height device; requires SCSI adapter and SCSI cable 3X-BC56C-2F
>
> There are two integrated SCSI adapters on the system motherboard using
> an Adaptec SCSI chip set but these ports were never fully supported. I
> believe you can use a DAT tape with these adapters if you have VMS 7.1
> or higher, TRU64 Unix did not support these two SCSI controllers.
>
> Brian

For the DS20E I have an owner's manual so I did not read the
quickspecs.
I found the slot (more like a hole) in the metal cage where that cable
ought to fit.
A tight squeeze, it's a fairly small sized slot.
Besides the two onboard SCSI adapters the system came with a KZPCC
adapter, and there's no VMS support for that.
The system sits in a room without airconditioning and the temperature
in box as indicated on the console is between
33C and 36C. So perhaps it's better not to put any more gear
inside ;-)
Thanks,
Hans