Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!ucbvax!husc6!psuvax1!vu-vlsi!cheung From: cheung@vu-vlsi.Villanova.EDU (Wilson Cheung) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Hard Disk Card in a Mini-Rack C! Keywords: Escort 2 and Mini-Racks Message-ID: <1814@vu-vlsi.Villanova.EDU> Date: 17 Aug 88 06:29:16 GMT Organization: Villanova Univ. EE Dept. Lines: 33 Well, finally after giving up on a reliable SCSI drive for the A1000, I tried out the $399 ST506 controller card. This turns out to be Zorro I compatible and only requires +-5 volt supplies and therefore, works fine on the Mini-Rack C (Which is free with purchase of a board from ASDG). Disregarding shipping costs I spent: $399 for controller hard drive case and power supply $389 for a hi-speed ST251 (KAL PC in Computer Shopper) 40 mb drive. The Escort 2 ST506 controller card is made by Expansion Technologies in Freemont, California. The only difference in installation inside the Mini-Racks and the Escort 2 expansion boxes is that you don't have to worry about changing power supply jumpers on the Mini-Racks, but you do have to widen the cable openings in the rear of the Mini-Racks to allow the controller cables to go through. For anyone looking for a reliable hard drive with reliable memory this is the only existing set up for the A1000, except for purchasing an A2000 compatible expansion box (currently made by CSA for around $1000) and A2000 boards. Additionally these boards will also work fine in the 2000 and 1 box (A2000, IBM, CPU and Zorro-I slots) to be produced by ASDG some time in the future. Wilson Cheung