Test results of SCSI devices on MicroVAX 3100

From: Pat Finnegan <pat_at_purdueriots.com>
Date: Sun Jun 9 10:42:55 2002

Oops. The drive I have is a XM-4101B. I wouldn't be supprised if a few
different models of Toshiba drives work. BTW the RRD-42 and toshiba drive
(which look exactly the same minus the labels perhaps) are both tray load
2x.

-- Pat

On Sun, 9 Jun 2002, Bob Lafleur wrote:

> Does the RRD-42 have a caddy load? My XM-3401 is a caddy load, but they
> may have had a tray version also.
>
> My RRD-43 has a wicked heavy duty tray like I've never seen on any other
> CD-ROM drive before. Usually they're just these cheap plastic trays, but
> the RRD-43 is heavy metal and the CD really "snaps" into the center hub.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk-admin_at_classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-admin_at_classiccmp.org]
> On Behalf Of Pat Finnegan
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> To: cctalk_at_classiccmp.org
> Subject: Re: Test results of SCSI devices on MicroVAX 3100
>
>
> On Sun, 9 Jun 2002, Bob Lafleur wrote:
>
> > "Toshiba XM-3401TA" - Just a plain old CD-ROM drive, I think it's a
> > 2x. I could boot the mini-VMS in SYS1 from it, and when I booted VMS
> > from my hard drive, I could mount CD-ROM discs fine. No problems with
> > operation at all.
>
> I'm fairly certain that this is the same as a RRD-42. My RRD-42 is the
> same as the Toshiba drive that was in my SparcStation 5, and yes it is
> 2x. That's probably why it worked just fine.
>
> -- Pat
>
>
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