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To: "Seamus Wassman" <seamusw@itisb.com>
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Subject: RE: IDE interface on an AlphaServer 400 (Avanti)
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Seamus Wassman writes:
 > I have no interest in booting off of it, from what Ive seen in my searches
 > through the mailing lists this isn't possible anyways,  Its booting fine off
 > of the scsi disks.  What I would like to do is be able to attach an extra
 > IDE harddrive so I can have some more storage space in the machine.  Right
 > now 8GB (2x 4GB Seagate Baracuda) isnt enough space for what I want to use
 > the machine for,  and large scsi disks are out of my price range.
 > 

I think the SRM disables the ide interface.  osf/1 from the vintage of
the avantii doesn't support ide & they probably didn't want to confuse
things..

Get a Promise card.  I'm using an old one in a Miata because its
onboard Cypress IDE is a dog.  Highpoint's may work, but I've never
tried them in an alpha.

Drew

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