Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1998 16:48:04 -0500 From: Jamie Clark <jamie@erinet.com> To: "Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com" <michaelv@MindBender.serv.net> Cc: David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net>, freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Q: Opinions on which Tape Drive to Buy? Message-ID: <34E0CB14.5F43DB04@erinet.com> References: <199802100537.VAA18273@MindBender.serv.net>
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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. Thank you, Jamie To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe hardware" in the body of the message
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