I recalled this message from quite a while back.  I have some additional
questions.
 
On Fri, 14 Jun 1996, Steve Cole wrote:
 
> In a message dated 96-06-13 16:04:15 EDT, [log in to unmask] (Parker, Kathy)
> writes:
>
> >We just got in 2 Seagate Barracuda 2.0 gb drives for our 987.  I
> >understand that there are people out there that have had problems with
> >these drives recently. I'd like to know what problems you all have had
> >and if there is a way I can avoid them.
> >
> >Any information you can give me will be greatly appreciated, as we are
> >planning to install these drives on our production volume sets.
> >
> >
>
> We have installed 8-2Gb drives and 5-4Gb drives at a customer site.
> Other than 1 drive being DOA we have not experienced any other
> problems with the drives.
>
> The drives require a patch for the diagnostics and to identify the drives
> to SYSGEN.  As the required patch is in the Express 3 release HP
> recommends that you move to that release, however if you get the patch
> it will work with the General Release of 5.0.
>
> These drives do not support power fail so you should have them on some
> type of UPS.
>
> Steve Cole
> Outer Banks Solutions
>
 
Are these Seagate drives identified by HP model number C5257UM?
 
What is missing in the way of power fail support on these drives in
relation to other HP drives?
 
Would a UPS on our HP 6000 SCSI SE I/O expansion bay provide for that
specific need?
 
TIA (Thanks In Advance) for your repsonses.
 
-- dave ([log in to unmask])