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Re: 20 Meg drives in Z286LP

#494
From: Rocco Calderone
Date: Tue, 29 Jan 1991 15:47
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easton@edmund.cs.andrews.edu (Jeff Easton) writes:

> 
> In Article <L5RFw1w161w@nstar.rn.com> rocco@nstar.rn.com (Rocco Calderone) wr
> >>
> >> Hard disk drive type for the 20meg is # 6.
> >>
> 
> >Actually most of the 20Megers are drive type 2. The IDE conner drive they us
> >in the 286LP is a type 6.  The seagates ST225 ( by far the most common) is
> >a type 2.  The ols Tandon TM-262 is type 2. The old Miniscribe 8425 is a
> >drive type 34.
> 
> >Check your facts before you post!
> 
> 
>   Bzzt! Wrong answer!
> 
>   The original poster wanted to know what the drive type was for his
> 20 Meg drive in his Z286LP.  Now, unless somebody changed the chassis 
> when I wasnt looking, the Z286LP only accepts 3.5" drives.  It would 
> be kinda tough to fit those 5.25" drives that you listed above into 
> this particular computer.
> 
>   So the original reply was correct.  The Conner CP322 or CP3022 as
> as used in the Z286LP uses drive type 6.
> 
> 
> >    Kent Phelps         | Internet:   kent@wasp.eng.ufl.edu
> 
> 
> -- 
> 	Jeff Easton			Zenith Data Systems
> 	Systems Engineer		OEM Engineering
> 	easton@andrews.edu
> 	Witty Quote:  I break for Otters
> 
> 



 Kent, are you repeating what I said?




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Subject: Re: 20 Meg drives in Z286LP
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