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Article #701Re: Third Party Disc Experience on Sequ
From: pwolfe
Date: Mon, 03 Oct 1988 12:28
Date: Mon, 03 Oct 1988 12:28
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Sure, it's worth looking into. Sequent charges about $20,000 for a Fujitsu M2344K (550 Mb formatted) disk drive, with mounting rack and power supply. I get these disks from a third party supplier for $8,000, complete. The disks from Sequent come formatted and tested, and are easier to install, but we've saved $12,000 on each of the eight drives I've installed, which I feel is worth the extra time and hassle involved. Installation the drives and cables takes about 1.5 hours, formatting takes between 3 and 5 hours per drive, depending on the total number of errors. The formatting procedure from Sequent's DYNIX Administration manual is correct and complete. If anyone is interested in more detailed information, I will mail or post my written procedure for purchasing and installing M2344K's on a Sequent system. Patrick Wolfe System Manager, Kuck and Associates, Inc. Patrick.Wolfe@kailand.kai.com -or- kailand!Patrick.Wolfe
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