All the replies I have received agree that It is easy to install third party
3.5" Hard Disk ( not necessarily Seagate disks ) in Alpha.
The only things I have to worry about are two things, the disktab entry and
the mounting brackets.
Thanks for Carl Johnson <johnson_at_johnson.idi.oclc.org> he wrote:
> Yes it is possible to add a Seagate ST12400N to an Alpha running OSF/1.
> I just did this on Friday. Here is what you need to do:
> Add the following entry to your /etc/disktab (should be provided w/drive):
>
> st12400|st12400N|ST12400N|ST12400|Seagate 2.1gb:\
> :ty=winchester:dt=SCSI:ns#80:nt#19:nc#2733:rm#5400:\
> :oa#0:pa#131072:ba#8192:fa#1024:\
> :ob#131072:pb#262144:bb#8192:fb#1024:\
> :oc#0:pc#4154160:bc#8192:fc#1024:\
> :od#393216:pd#301986:bd#8192:fd#1024:\
> :oe#695202:pe#301986:be#8192:fe#1024:\
> :of#997188:pf#301986:bf#8192:ff#1024:\
> :og#393216:pg#819200:bg#8192:fg#1024:\
> :oh#1212416:ph#86758:bh#8192:fh#1024:
>
> Then reconfigure your kernel to add a new disk device, re-built the
> UNIX kernel, reboot, create the new device entries in /dev, make
> filesystems, etc... and away you go ...
>
> Good Luck.
>
> Carl
In most of the other posts They said OSF/1 will take care of this.
I mention here one of those posts
Bryan B Sorrows <bbsst_at_lis.pitt.edu> wrote:
> I put one of the 1 gig seagates in an alpha. No problems. Yes, you
> might need rails from DEC. I wanted the disk to be "portable", so I had
> it in an external enclosure. Unless you are picky about disktab entries,
> you can let OSF/1 take care of that for you (it will interrogate the
> disk, and do it for you)...
and the mounting bracket,
thanks to Simon Coppins <coppins_at_arch.adelaide.edu.au> for sending me DEC's
part number for RZ28 mounting bracket (# 74-46538-01 ).
Also huhman_at_ee.deere.com (Stan Huhman#HuhmanJohn Deere EW) said:
> talk to Falcon Systems at 800 326 1002, they can fix you up with brackets, etc.
> Stan
Kevin J Walters <k.j.walters_at_lpac.ac.uk> pointed out that
> If you are comparing prices, you should
> remember that the Digital stuff probably comes with 12 month on-site
> warranty.
Thanks also to :
Simon Lai <sjlai_at_broncho.ct.monash.edu.au>
chu_at_musp0.jpl.nasa.gov (Eugene Chu)
David Millsom <dmillsom_at_leland.Stanford.EDU> ( He has received Two Seagate DOA,
Thanks for your kind help.)
Dr. Tom Blinn, 603-881-0646" <tpb_at_zk3.dec.com>
If you are interested to have the messages I have received, just send me a
message.
Thanks!
Mostafa
Received on Tue Feb 14 1995 - 15:50:47 NZDT