Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-tis!ames!mailrus!cornell!rochester!kodak!ektools!barrett From: barrett@ektools.UUCP (Chris Barrett) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Hard Drive setup for A1000 Summary: I did it, with little problems Keywords: help with hard drives Message-ID: <1303@ektools.UUCP> Date: 28 Jun 88 16:53:47 GMT References: <57845@sun.uucp> Organization: Eastman Kodak, Dept. 47, Rochester N.Y. Lines: 48 In article <57845@sun.uucp>, admiral%m-5@Sun.COM (Michael Limprecht SUN Microsystems Mt. View Ca.) writes: > I've been looking into putting a Hard disk on my A1000 but am reluctant > to pay the $800-$1000 for 20 meg storage. > > I was thinking of buying a Supra or C ltd. adaptor unit then getting a SCSCI > controller and hard disk separately but haven't found much literature on > these adapter units. > > Questions would be: > 1. Know of any place in the Bay Area where I can see a Supra or C ltd unit? > Sorry I don't know this one, look in a AmigaWorld, the have pictures. > 2. What kind of SCSI controllers/drives to they support? > I know they both support the Adaptec ACB-4000A and the C.Ltd supports the ACB-4070A (not sure about the Supra), and the Supra, I believe supports the OMTI boards also (not sure about the C.Ltd). > 3. Has anybody else out there done this and what are your results? > I had success using the C.Ltd controller/software with the Adaptec ACB-4000A SCSI -> ST506/412 interface with a Seagate 4038 hard drive. I got the C.Ltd interface from Abel Supply $200, the Adaptec board from Computer Surplus for $89.00 in Milipatas (sp?) CA, and the power supply/cabinet for 2 full height drives for $109.00 from Walker Electronics in Texas. The hard drive I got as surplus locally for $200.00. The only problem that I had was that the hard drive was not grounded properly, so it would crash a lot. Since grounding it, it has been functioning properly for the last three months with out a problem. The above mentioned establishments advertise in Computer Shopper. I have no affiliation with them except that I ordered stuff from them without a problem. > 4. Is it worth the time and trouble for the bucks I might save? > You add it up! I thought so, and would do it again. There are a lot of good prices for the above things, it's hard to pass up. I even have room for expansion in my cabinet, and the ACB-4000A board can support 2 hard drives and the C.Ltd software can support the two drives on the board as well. > Thanks for any help I may get. Any time. Chris. ...rochester!kodak!ektools!barrett