Re: Seagate ST42100N 1.9GB drive "not recommended" for Macs???

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From: Chris Pruett
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 1995 01:30

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 - Is anyone out there using a Seagate ST42100N drive with a Macintosh.
 - I'm told that this model is "not recommended" for Macs, but SCSI is
 - SCSI so I can't imagine why not.  (It's 1.9GB, full-height, Fast-SCSI-2.)


I've got an ST42000N running on a PowerMac 6100/66.  HDT formatted it
just fine and it's decently fast.  Unfortunately, the monster is a full-height
5.25 inch drive.  It runs hot (more than 30 Watts) and absolutely
requires forced air cooling.  I built a SCSI case out of an old
PC minitower that houses the ST42000N and another drive.  It has two 4 inch
fans just to keep everything from melting.  It's noisy too -- sounds like
a helicopter under my desk.  What the heck, it was cheap, right?

Have fun!

CP

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