On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 9:28 PM, Tyrion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Carl Lowenstein wrote: >> On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 6:13 PM, Jeff Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Carl Lowenstein wrote: >>> >>>> On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 5:03 PM, Gus Wirth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Tyrion wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Hey everyone, as I posted previously, I am helping a friend set up his >>>>>> new clinic. They have two compaq proliant servers that were donated to >>>>>> them, but no hard drives. Does anyone have any SCSI hard drives they >>>>>> would be willing to donate? Any size would be welcome, but as always, >>>>>> bigger is better. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> What kind of interface do they need? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> I could probably find in my back room a few samples of almost every >>>> combination except differential. So what does this server really >>>> need? >>>> >>>> carl >>>> >>>> >>> Do you have a model number on those Compaq Proliant servers? I can look up >>> the specs and I am pretty sure I have a few of whatever it takes around. >>> >>> --Jeff >>> >>> >> >> By the way, I just happen to have a matched set of four drives with carriers. >> Compaq (177986-001) 36 GB SCSI Ultra160. They were a bargain, the >> drives seem to work when taken out of the carriers. Passed scan and >> surface check. If this fits your Proliant server, I could give them >> away without feeling really bad. >> >> carl >> > Wow, that's awesome, the servers are Compaq - ML370 R01 P933-256. Sorry > about not being more specific in my earlier post, it's been so long > since I've worked with SCSI that I all but forgot about the many > flavors. The specs say wide ultra2 so I'm assuming these drives would be > a no go?
As I remember, ultra160 drives are backwards compatible to ultra2. The real next question has two-parts. The drives are 80-pin SCA (single connector attachment). They came enclosed in carriers that slot directly into some Compaq backplanes. Best case, your Proliant has the fittings for these carriers. Next-best case it has some other way of using 80-pin SCA drives. Worst case, the server has cabling for the older 68-pin drives and these won't work at all. I just went looking at the maintenance manual for what I think is this computer, and it looks like the drive carriers will fit. You too can see the manual at: <http://preview.tinyurl.com/4ys8rg> Look at "hot plug drive cage" #8 on page 1-4 and "Hot-Plug SCSI Hard Drive" on page 2-19. Unless Compaq did something really silly in mechanical design, the drive carriers that I have are just like the ones in the drawing. carl -- carl lowenstein marine physical lab u.c. san diego [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- KPLUG-List@kernel-panic.org http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
