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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