Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1998 18:04:29 -0500 From: Jamie Clark <jamie@erinet.com> To: "Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com" <michaelv@MindBender.serv.net>, David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net>, freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Q: Opinions on which Tape Drive to Buy? Message-ID: <34E0DCFC.4984B3F3@erinet.com> References: <199802100537.VAA18273@MindBender.serv.net> <34E0CB14.5F43DB04@erinet.com>
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Jamie Clark wrote: > Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com wrote: > > > >David Kelly wrote: > > >> http://www.basoncomputer.com was advertising an Archive 4326 for $399. > > >> Not sure if that price was updated on their web page or not. > > > > >It's listed as a Conner 4326 for $399. Is DDS-2? I can't find out any > > > > Yes, this drive is DDS-2. > > > > >product specifications via the net. The Conner site is seagate and the only > > >tape drives they offer info on is the retail. None of the Conner line is > > > > Did you check out the tape support section? > > > > Try http://www.seagate.com/support/tape/tapeinfo/w4m_med.shtml > > > > >available. I'm wandering about compatible SCSI cards, software to drive it > > >in Windoze 95, is one tape included, the which 3M tape do I buy, error rate, > > >MTBF > > > > If it's a standard SCSI tape drive (which any modern DAT drive would > > be), there is no such thing as "compatible SCSI cards". You need to > > worry more about which SCSI cards are compatible with FreeBSD. > > > > Any DDS-2-certified tapes will work. A refurbished drive will > > probably not come with anything other than the drive (no free tape, no > > manual, no cable, no power cord, etc.). > > > > I don't think Win95 has a SCSI backup program, but Windows NT does. > > Win98 beta supposedly does, also. You can buy backup software for > > Win95 for ~$75 (Seagate Backup Exec or something like that). > > I called Bason Computer. They said that the Conner 4326 for sale is a bare > drive. I have an Adaptec AHA-2940UW PCI card. Could you provide specifications > on what cable to connect the two together? I know that the tape drive is single > ended, but I didn't see any SCSI cable described as single ended at > http://www.cdw.com/ I would appreciate some guidance in this selection. Please excuse the above, but since the drive will arrive bare. Could you provide any hints as to getting the drive operational. I know what must be done w/i FreeBSD and hopefully my backup sw in Windoze 95 will be near self configuring. I'm asking for any hardware installation tricks (besides the obvious) I should know. Thanks Jamie To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe hardware" in the body of the message
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