SUN SCSI vs non-SUN?

From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Sun Feb 3 10:15:05 2002

If they're "running out," suggesting the spindle bearing is worn out, you
should let the supplier replace them for you. I can't imagine what a drive
maker could do to the firmware to make a drive that works in a system, wobble
or "buzz" in a different manufacturer's application.

Dick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Russ Blakeman" <rhblakeman_at_kih.net>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 12:14 PM
Subject: RE: SUN SCSI vs non-SUN?


> That's basically what I was wanting to validate - I got 4 Sun badged Seagte
> ST19171WC drives, just like my HP badged Seagate ST19171WCs and they look
> alike, etc. I just received them and they are apparently worn out as I get a
> ton of viration withthem that makes my Netserver cablinet buzz, and I don't
> think they spin tot he full7200 rpm so they never want to got hrough
> format/init. They are seen in the controller's BIOS but things just aren't
> right so I'm guessing bad spin up rather than conflict of firmware.
>
> basically I've never worked with Suns so I wanted to make sure thet Sun
> din't have Seagate make them different to be of a proprietary nature. The
> place I got them from is going to ship 4 different ones on Monday.
>
> => -----Original Message-----
> => From: owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> => [mailto:owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Dave McGuire
> => Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 12:43 PM
> => To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> => Subject: Re: SUN SCSI vs non-SUN?
> =>
> =>
> => On February 2, Russ Blakeman wrote:
> => > Here's a question for you SUn people - if I have a HP/Seagate
> => ST19171WC SCA
> => > hard drive in my server and found some drives that are
> => Sun/Seagate ST19171WC
> => > SCA drives, is there anything different int he Sun, ie they
> => should work in
> => > my HP server despite them being made for Sun by Seagate right?
> => Just checking
> => > and I'm guessing that they are exactly the same just labeled
> => for the OEM by
> => > Seagate and the firmware showing either HP or Sun when they show up in
> => > various HD utilities.
> => >
> => > Thanks in advance for the help, I'm just making sure I didn't
> => do too much
> => > acid in the 60's (no wait I was only 13 in 69...that doesn't work)
> =>
> => That whole "standard interfaces" thing makes this easy...just plug
> => it in and all should be well.
> =>
> => Some vendors (Auspex comes to mind) use custom firmware but I've
> => never seen it make the drive incompatible with something else that
> => speaks standard SCSI.
> =>
> => -Dave
> =>
> => --
> => Dave McGuire
> => St. Petersburg, FL "Less talk. More synthohol." --Lt. Worf
> =>
> =>
>
>
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