Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 14:47:29 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@picnic.mat.net> To: Darryl Okahata <darrylo@sr.hp.com> Cc: freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: IBM scsi drives Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9905131446510.401-100000@picnic.mat.net> In-Reply-To: <199905131821.LAA06990@mina.sr.hp.com>
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On Thu, 13 May 1999, Darryl Okahata wrote: > Chuck Robey <chuckr@picnic.mat.net> wrote: > > > Anyone got experience with an IBM scsi drive, DDRS34560W-LVD? Their web > > page says the LVD stands for low voltage differential, and I've got bad > > memories of dealing with Quantum differentials ... the IBM data says > > it's fully compatible, on my existing bus, with single-ended scsi (at a > > lower transfer rate, only 40MB), but I'm wondering. > > It works. I'm currently using both an IBM 34560 LVD (4.5GB) and an > IBM 39130 LVD (9GB) in SE mode (I ordered "wide SCSI drives" and my > vendor shipped me LVD ones ;-). They're very nice, and are attached to > a Gigabyte 6BXDS (Adaptec 7895) motherboard. I also have another plain > F/W (not LVD) IBM 39130 on the same SE bus, and I'm using vinum to > stripe the LVD and plain F/W 93130 drives. They work well. > > The only thing to note about LVD drives is that they have *NO* > provision for on-drive termination. All termination must be provided > elsewhere. Thanks Darryl, that's exactly what I wanted to hear! It's already ordered. ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@picnic.mat.net | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 213 Lakeside Drive Apt T-1 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run picnic (FreeBSD-current) (301) 220-2114 | and jaunt (Solaris7). ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message
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