VAXStation 4000/90 Hard drive options

[Mark Wickens]

Hi all,

A quick question for the VAXen experts out there. Help would very much be 
appreciated.

I'd like to know what the maximum drive size is that I can attach to my VAX. 
I've never been given a definitive answer, but many people appear to have had 
success with drives larger than those 'officially' declared supported. I will 
be running OpenVMS.

In particular, I'm wondering whether a Seagate ST39173N which is a 9.1GB 50 
pin device will work. There are also several 4.3/4.5GB 50 pin models 
available, as well as a huge number of 68 and 80 pin devices that could be 
connected via adapters.

I bought a Fujitsu 9.1GB 80 pin SCA drive and attempted to connect this to the 
VAX via an 80 - 50 pin converted but the drive was not recognised properly by 
either the boot rom or OpenVMS.

Thanks for the help,

Mark.
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Mark Wickens
Rhodium Consulting Ltd