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[gqs@xxxxxxxxxx (Graham Smith)]

Tim,

Thanks for the information.

Regards,

Graham Smith
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On 12-Apr-2000 Tim Duggan wrote:
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Graham Smith [SMTP:gqs@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 11:04 AM
> 
>>Hi,
> 
>>I'm looking at getting a new 9 GB hard disk. When looking at the 
>>different
>>drives available I'm a bit confused regarding LVD SCSI drives and to 
>>whether
>>they are compatible with the Adaptec 2940UW adapter.
> 
>>Any recommendations on a suitable drives for this controller.
> 
> I picked up a 9 GB IBM LVD drive a few months ago for ~$250 US. 
> There are jumpers on it to make it compatible with UW (non-LVD) 
> controllers. I am quite pleased with its performance and am planning 
> to get another one for my Alpha (which has a non-LVD wide 
> controller) when cash will allow. I'm fairly certain most (all?) LVD
> drives
> have a similiar setup for backward compatibility but you should check
> to be absolutely certain. Data sheets should be available on the 
> manufacturers web sites
> 
> Tim


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