Re: MicroVax II, VaxStation 3200 disk question

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From: Keith Barrett
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 01:58

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In article <1993Jan25.085406.23877@ugle.unit.no>, venaas@swix.nvg.unit.no (Stig Venaas) writes:
>We've got a MicroVax II and two VaxStation 3200 which
>are in terrible need of more diskspace.
>
>What kind of disks can they use?
>
>We have some SCSI and some standard PC MFM disks. Is it
>possible to connect any of those? I guess not though.

They take ST-506 MFM drives. The RD54 is a Maxtor drive; the RD53 is a
micropolis. Non-standard drives (i.e. non-DEC equivalent geometries) will
also work; the uVAX will detect that it doesn't recognize it and ask for
the geometry. I'm not sure what this actually looks like, as I've never
done it.

To format a drive, enter a "T 50" ot "T 51" at the console prompt.
One of these is a drive verification, the other is a format (I get them
mixed up as to which is which).

Keith Barrett
Digital Equipment Corp.

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