From: Glen Goodwin <acme_ent_at_bellsouth.net>
>> RLL though RLL may/may_not be reliable with that drive. I have used
>ST225s
>> with RLL controllers to get ~30mb from them (st225 is 20mb MFM).
>
>What's your success rate with this? I tried it a couple of times years ago
>and encountered some very subtle but nasty data corruption.
I used it with one PC based system with excellent results. However, up
front
I assumed it may be twitchy so I used the best ST225 (minimum surface
defects) I had , shortest cables usable, and didn't format it until it was
warmed up to operating temp and the controller was a WD1005 (memory
test here). I'd never do it with an ST251 as they were flaky in my book
even for MFM. I found the best candidate for this was Quantum D540s
a 30mb MFM drive.
Allison
Received on Tue May 07 2002 - 08:03:44 BST