Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!homxb!hou2d!avr From: avr@hou2d.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sys.att Subject: Re: PC7300 disk limitations Message-ID: <1461@hou2d.UUCP> Date: Thu, 9-Jul-87 11:18:16 EDT Article-I.D.: hou2d.1461 Posted: Thu Jul 9 11:18:16 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 11-Jul-87 18:09:48 EDT References: <5773@pitt.UUCP> Distribution: na Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Holmdel Lines: 13 Keywords: AT&T 7300 disk Summary: Hardware mod voids warranty In article <5773@pitt.UUCP>, hoffman@pitt.UUCP (Bob Hoffman) writes: > Several times on these newsgroups I have seen people say that the > hard disk controller on the PC7300 is limited to 1024 cylinders and > 8 heads. Why, then, would the 3.5 software upgrade have a file in > its /usr/lib/iv directory called "maxtor1140" which says "heads 15" > and another one called "maxtor2190" which says "heads 15" and > "cylinders 1224"? Is this just wishful thinking on the part of > someone at AT&T or Convergent? Or can these drives really be connected? Using larger-than-standard HD capacities requires a hardware modification that voids the warranty. Information on how to do this has not been released, presumably for legal reasons. Adam Reed (hou2d!avr)