greg wrote:
>
> I am considering the purchase of 2 to 4 LVD 9.1 gig drives. I was going
> to pair this with a BT958D.
Hi Greg, I'd be tempted to hold off on that combination... the 958D is,
IIRC
the old style differential controller a.k.a. "High Voltage Differential"
and _not_ LVD. If so not only won't work, but could potentially fry
(literally)
your drives electronics. Can anyone confirm about the adaptor as quick
look
at the 958 manual I can't see any electrical i/o specs ?
Mind you, HVD disks are dirt cheap - see eg.
<http://www.hitechcafe.com:80/eshop/product.asp?dept%5Fid=7&sku=QM39100SWD>
Not the latest maybe, but 9.1GB F/W 8ms avg read/4.2ms avg lat for
$149.00 :)
>
> The key is long term stability and fast performance. This is a production
> level server and 'bleeding edge' may not be the solution.
>
> The server (albeit an older box) has dual PPro200s on riser cards in a MB
> that can be upgraded to P-II 350 (66 MHz limit).
>
[snippity snip]
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