Point well taken.  And yes, even if it's for Ldev 1, I would still get the new drive.  It's faster, is new technology and carries a
warranty.   (By faster, I mean that it has a seek time of 7 ms as opposed to 9ms for the 4GB ST15150N.  It will not transfer data
faster but it will get to it faster.)

Denys

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From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of John Burke
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 4:28 PM
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Subject: Re: When SCSI isn't SCSI?

Denys said:
>
> Ditto to what John said.  I would add that you may want to
> look at getting the Seagate ST318418N (18GB) or St336918N
> (36GB) instead
> of an refurbished ST151150N.  These puppies turn at 7200 RPM,
> are new manufacture and will plug into your 50 connector.
>
> The 18GB drive can be had for about $150.
> The 36.9GB drive can be had for about $220 but may be
> difficult to find.
>

I agree with Denys, though given Tracy has a 9x7 and HP in its infinite
silliness will not allow 7.x to boot on a 9x7, he will only be able to use
4GB of any drive on LDEV 1.

That said, the 4GB drives were notoriously flaky so it would still be better
to get the new 18GB drive even though he can only use 4GB.

John

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