Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!super!udel!rochester!cornell!mailrus!ames!lll-tis!oodis01!uplherc!esunix!blgardne From: blgardne@esunix.UUCP (Blaine Gardner) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: 2090A Message-ID: <1122@esunix.UUCP> Date: 30 Nov 88 14:43:45 GMT References: <2714@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu> Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation Lines: 35 From article <2714@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu>, by yuan@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu (Yuan 'Hacker' Chang): > In articlecb1p+@andrew.cmu.edu (Chris Beasley) writes: >> [About the 2090A] >>Also will the seagate ST4096 work with this controller? > In article <13655@oberon.USC.EDU> papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa) writes: >>If I recall correctly the Seagate ST4096 is a 5 1/4in FULL HEIGHT ST506. >>As such it will work with the A2090, BUT cannot be put inside the A2000, >>which accepts only HALF HEIGHT drives. You CAN though buy a $100 externally >>powered disk enclosure and have the cable run outside through one of the >>connector holes. Look in Computer Shopper for the drive enclosure. > Doesn't the 2090 work only with drives with 8 heads or less? The > ST-4096 has 9 heads, so I guess you'll need the 2090A to use the drive to > its full capacity anyway... I've got an A2090A in my 2000, and a ST4096 hooked up to it. Marco is right, the ST4096 IS a full height drive, so it will not fit inside the 2000's case. I got a case from IB Computers (they advertize in Computer Shopper) for about $20, and I'm powering the drive from the 2000. (There's an ugly mess of cables hanging out the back, but the price was right. :-) Unfortunatly my A2090A doesn't support more than 8 heads, so I've only got 70M of usable space right now. I've heard several times that the A2090A SHOULD support >8 heads, but alas, mine does not. -- Blaine Gardner @ Evans & Sutherland 580 Arapeen Drive, SLC, Utah 84108 Here: utah-cs!esunix!blgardne {ucbvax,allegra,decvax}!decwrl!esunix!blgardne There: uunet!iconsys!caeco!pedro!worsel!blaine (under construction) "Nobody will ever need more than 64K." "Nobody needs multitasking on a PC."