Xref: utzoo comp.sys.ibm.pc:18231 comp.unix.xenix:3040 comp.periphs:1151 Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!pdn!boake2!jc3b21!rac From: rac@jc3b21.UUCP (Roger A. Cornelius) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.unix.xenix,comp.periphs Subject: Sperry IT and ESDI ??? Keywords: Sperry IT ESDI Hard Drives Message-ID: <450@jc3b21.UUCP> Date: 19 Aug 88 19:18:30 GMT Organization: St. Petersburg Jr. College, FL Lines: 19 Has anyone tried an ESDI drive in a Sperry IT? I'm trying to install a CDC 150meg ESDI and an adaptec ACB2322 controller and the controller is giving me an error ("controller error!") when I try to call the low-level format routine in the controllers ROM. If you've had similar problems with ESDI drives or AT compatibles, please *mail* me any info you might have. I've talked with the supplier, the controller manufacturer, and Sperry (Unisys), and got no help. Incidently, I returned the first controller for replacement after having the same problem and I'm now on the second one, so I don't think it's a problem with the controller. Possibly the IT just doesn't work with ESDI. Sperry said it wasn't officially supported, but might work. Any help appreciated. Roger Cornelius -- +---------- Roger Cornelius -----------+ | (813)347-4399 | | ...gatech!codas!usfvax2!jc3b21!rac | +- ...gatech!usfvax2!jc3b21!rac -+