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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
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From article <2714@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu>, by yuan@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu (Yuan 'Hacker' Chang):
> In article  cb1p+@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.


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