Re: Disk replacement in an AS 200 4/166 ("Avanti")

>> 1) Will any SCSI disk (5,25", low height, single-ended, narrow) work in
>>    this machine, or is there any specific requirement?
>>    As low-capacity disks have gone out of fashion (but I do not need
>>    large disks in it): Is there some upper capacity limit?

>1) I, too, have such an Alpha. As far as I know you can use any 5¼ 50-pin
scsi
>disk. The 50-pin requirement alone restricts you to models you can use...
>

Actually , there is no problem with using a disk with a wide scsi
interface,
combined with a 68 - 50 pin converter. Most modern disks use LVD/SE and
will
fall back on Single Ended if needed.
I have actually used a disk with a 80 pin SCA connection , with a converter
to 68 pin wide scsi and another convertorto 50 pin narrow scsi and it works
well.

So , you can use any modern scsi disk with the right connector or
converter.


Regards,

Jaap Hogenberg.



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