Vertical mounting of SCSI drives?
neese at adaptex.UUCP
neese at adaptex.UUCP
Sat Mar 3 08:57:00 AEST 1990
> I just ordered an Imprimis 94241-383 (half-height 300 MB SCSI)
>drive, and it just occurred to me that I do not know if this drive can
>be used in a vertical (on it's side) position (this is the way it is
>going to be mounted).
>
> Does anyone know if this drive can be used in a vertical position?
>I know that ST-506-type drives can be mounted vertically, but that a
>low-level format is normally recommended for these cases. As many
>high-capacity SCSI drives are hard-sectored, doing a low-level format on
>these drives is a bit pointless (I assume that the 94241-383 is
>hard-sectored). Can anyone help me?
The drive can be mounted vertically without any problems. It is not a hard
sectored drive, but it is a voice coil drive, so it matters little if you
do not format the puppy.
Roy Neese
Adaptec Central Field Applications Engineer
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