[Info-vax] Buying disk for a DS10

[Steven Schweda]

On Feb 24, 10:26 am, tadamsmar <tadams... at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I want to buy new disks for a DS10, not refurbs.

   Ok.  I tend to buy disks claimed to be "new" on Ebay.  Did
you have some size in mind?  Some rotational rate?  Or is
"new" your only selection criterion?

> NEWEGG lists some Ultra320 80 pin drives.  Will those work?

   Will WHAT work?  Is that what you call a useful description
of anything?

> The DS10 came drives specified as Ultra3 (U160) SCSI on the label.

   Ok.  Did that label also include a maker's name and a model
number?  Or are those data secret?

> I wonder if I can get new drives with the right interface.

   Define "right interface".  Normally, an Ultra320 drive
would be happy where a similar Ultra160 drive was.  Power
consumption might be worth comparing, too.

> These are non-shadowed drives, so I want reliable drives.

   Who wants unreliable drives?

   I want questions which contain some useful information,
too, but we can see how well I'm doing there.