On May 21, 2021, at 5:15 PM, John H. Reinhardt via cctalk <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 5/21/2021 3:41 PM, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote: >> Does anyone have experience using a SCSI2SD board to replace a Hard Drive on >> a VAXstation or an AlphaStation? I’m thinking about using them on some of >> my systems to reduce the amount of noise. I’ve gotten used to a quiet >> office. :-) >> >> Zane >> >> >> > > I've got a SCSI2SD V5 in my MicroVAX 3100 M95. It sits on the SCSI bus along > with the CDrom drive and a couple of 18GB Compaq/Seagate drives. I've also > got a SCSI2SD V6 in each of my two AlphaSever DS10 systems. I had a few > issues with the MV and an earlier version of the V5 firmware, but the last > few versions have been no trouble at all. > > In the MV3100 I mounted the SCSI2SD on a 3.5" 3-D printed mount which is > mounted on a 3.5" to 5.25" mount and it's mounted in the front opening next > to the CDROM drive. > > In the DS10's the 3.5" 3-D printed mount is put in the floppy opening.
This is definitely good info John, how is the SCSI2SD performance on the DS10’s? I’m pondering using either an AlphaStation 200 4/233 or a AlphaStation 500/333 as a workstation, rather than my DEC PWS 433a or my Compaq XP1000/667, simply due to power usage, and heat generation. I just placed an order for the initial 4 V5.2 boards I’ll need. Once they have V6 boards back in stock, I’ll need to order a couple of those as well. These should definitely help reduce heat, noise, and power consumption. Zane
