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Date:      Wed, 21 Jan 1998 09:21:18 +0000
From:      Karl Pielorz <kpielorz@tdx.co.uk>
To:        Brian Ristuccia <brianr@osiris.ml.org>
Cc:        AIC7770 List <aic7xxx@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Micropolis 1991w disks and Adaptec 2940 ultra (off topic)
Message-ID:  <34C5BE0E.44DCCA91@tdx.co.uk>
References:  <Pine.LNX.3.96.980120230847.30657A-100000@osiris.ml.org>

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It won't work...

To run a Wide drive you need a Wide controller... If you have a Wide
controller and Narrow drives you can rework things with adaptors / cabling
etc. - but Wide (68 Way) drives on Narrow controllers (50 Way) is a no-go I'm
afraid...

Regards,

Karl Pielorz

Brian Ristuccia wrote:
> 
> Anyone know what the cabling / termination / functionality issues would be
> regarding the connection of Micropolis 1991w (68 pin connector) disk to my
> Adaptec 2940 ultra (not a wide card -- 50 pins)
> 
> --
> Brian Ristuccia
> brianr@osiris.ml.org
> bristucc@baynetworks.com
> bristucc@cs.uml.edu



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