On Aug 25, 2020, at 11:46 AM, John Klos via cctalk <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I was going to comment that the only way I could see a 1U VAX was if someone >> rack mounted a 4000/VLC. Is that the stock VLC power supply? My cluster >> doesn?t even have that much space. >> >> What do you use to go from SATA to SCSI (SCSI-1 even)? > > It's a standard 1U power supply with a custom adapter. You can see it better > here: > > https://twitter.com/AnachronistJohn/status/1294725819038752768 > > I use a SATA to IDE adapter, then an IDE to UW-SCSI adapter, then an UW-SCSI > cable and terminator, then finally a 68 to 50 pin adapter. > > The previous drive was a Samsung SSD, but I think that constant, non-stop > swap use wore it out. This was the smallest new spinning rust drive I could > find. > > SCSI2SD would work for a while, but, again, swap usage would wear out an SD > card in no time, I'm sure. > > John
Thanks! That is good to know, as the power supply in my VLC has issues. As it stands, the VLC was replaced with a VAXstation 4000/60 a friend gave me. I’m still using DEC drives in a BA350 (originally a DEC BA353). At some point, I should simply move it to a VM, as I’ve done with the rest of my DEC systems. I’d like to convert either the VAXstation 4000/vlc or the 4000/60 back to being a desktop. Right now the 4000/60 is mounted in a rack, and is my DECnet Area Router. Zane
