On Fri, 19 Jan 2001, Jeffrey l Kaneko wrote:
>
>
> On Fri, 19 Jan 2001 15:19:29 -0500 (EST) Bill Pechter
> <pechter_at_pechter.dyndns.org> writes:
> > > Goldarg <goldarg_at_dub.net> wrote:
> > > > I recently got a AT&T SCSI drive from a friend and wanted to see
> > if I could
> > >
> > > > Model: 97536DA
> > > > Option: STD
> > > > Ser No: 3001a97212
> > > > Handle With Care
> > >
> > > >From the model and serial number, I'd guess that this drive was
> > > made by Hewlett-Packard in the first week of 1990. Those look
> > > like HP model and serial numbers.
> > >
> > > http://www.tame.com/hp/hpinfo.htm suggests that a 97536DA is a
> > > 330MB ESDI disk drive, OEM version.
> > >
> > > If you think it's SCSI, I wouldn't be surprised that it is
> > > high-voltage differential SCSI; HP did that sort of thing.
> > >
> > > -Frank McConnell
> >
> > They were pretty common in both single ended and differential.
> >
> > I'll bet it's differential SCSI.
>
> Wait a minute, guys. Did this drive come with a bridge board?
> I've seen a couple of AT&T units with ESDI drives, with fancy
> EMULEX bridges attached thereto. Of course, if yours is an
> expansion box, then there would be no controller-- the
> emulex bridges could handle two or four drives, depending
> on the model.
The Pocket PCRef lists the 'D'suffix as SCSI, Jeff. The ESDI version
has an 'E' suffix. Does not lis the 'DA' suffix, though.
- don
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