Re: Pro/Venix Installation

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From: Ken Wellsch
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1992 03:43

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> An ST-225 is RD31 and *is* standard.  Make sure that it selects on DS0. 
> You'll know you're right because it will light up when selected.

The only point I would like to make about determining whether drive RDxx
works okay is this:  my experience with Pro's and RD drives is that if
the drive meets or exceeds the required # hds/cyls etc. it may appear
to be working fine but you may well not be using more than say the drive
it thinks it is.  Example, if an RD51 is not jumpered correctly, a Pro
(with Venix) will happily think the drive is an RD50 (5Mb rather than
10Mb).  So please if you find something works, check how much space you
*really* have available, it may not be the actual drive's capacity at all.

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Subject: Re: Pro/Venix Installation
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