On Mon, Feb 03, 2003 at 02:44:36PM +0000, Adrian Godwin wrote: > I have a Digital 5300-6533A shipped with NT but now running > Debian;it runs nicely but has only a single 9.1GB disk, which > is looking rather small by today's standards. > > It seems like a good idea to keep an eye out for some spare > disks on the surplus market, but I'm not familiar with the > variant of SCSI that this uses. The drive is numbered > FR-CFCBA-CA and RZ1DB-VH, and some Googling indicates > that this is probably an SCA drive in a StorageWorks > module but I don't really know what that means ..
SCA is the connector what most of the big driver today use. It's bigger than the mini 68-pin, but smaller than the big 50-pin of the original SCSI drives. It is keyed. There are adapters to convert from SCA to 68-pin, but are not cheap (though compared to the cost of a big SCSI drive, it would get lost in the noise). Many of our newest platforms (Alpha and Intel-based) and storage shelves use SCA drives directly (no adapter required). > Can anyone explain what I should look out for, and what > will & won't work with moderate bodging ? I've seen a > somewhat similar module (RZ29B-VW in a green case) fairly > cheap but don't know if it would work. RZ29B-VW is a 4GB drive, and would work in the 5300 builtin shelf. > I've got no budget for maintaining this machine - it > belongs to my employer, but I more or less saved it from > the skip and I suspect it will be mine next time we're > short of space. Best option would be to find a "modern" external shelf setup. --Jay++ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jay A Estabrook HPTC - LINUX support Hewlett-Packard Company - MRO1-2/K15 (508) 467-2080 200 Forest Street, Marlboro MA 01752 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
