On 1999-03-27 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
>> Is there a way to easily tell the difference between an
>> RLL and MFM controller? I always thought they were
>> compatible...sort like SCSI 1 and SCSI 2.
>AFAIK, you can safely format an RLL drive to MFM. That
>will only result in you getting less space. (ie, 21M
>instead of 32M) It is generally not a good idea to do it
>the other way around because the tolerances on the MFM
>drives aren't tight enough.
Aw Poop!! I think I have moslty MFM drives and RLL controllers.
>I've never noticed any obvious visual difference in the
>controller cards. I think you either have to try it out,
>or check out the model number of the card. Maby there's a
>certain chip to look for. I don't know.
>I bet there's others on this list who can fill us in on
>this. Mike Webb, or Brent Reynolds perhaps? (hint, hint)
>Cheers,
Well the "TheRef" page was helpfull, I was able to determine that the
Adaptec card I have is RLL. Adaptec only has "faxback" support on this card
because it is so old. I don't have a fax, Though. Unfortunetly, "TheRef"
didn't have setup info for my particular card.
I don't remember who mentioned the address for "TheRef" and the other "blue"
page, but thanks :-) I find "TheRef" very usefull, but I haven't used the
other page yet.
Chad A. Fernandez
Battle Creek, MI
Net-Tamer V 1.11.2X - Test Drive
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