Hardware guru needed

[Beastly Wolf]

About formatter..
The VAXstation 2000 can format iron beds.
You plug in 'any' mfm drive and if the enter TEST 53.
If the machine does not recognize the drive, it will prompt you for drive
parameters.
/Lars


On Fri, 6 Mar 1998, Stacy Minkin wrote:

> 
> >What backplane?  There are 16, 18 and 22 bit address backplanes and
> >using the smaller with the larger memory generally does not work and 
> >give an address error.
> 
> >I prefer to use part/model number like H9273(a backplane) or 
> >M8259(memory).
> How actually distinguish these backplanes?
> I can check whether extended address lines are routed to slots, if 
> it sufficient - ok. If not - are there more differencies?
> 
> >What you need is a copy of the dec hand books that list all those details.
> >Any of the volumes from the mid to late 80s would help.  
> 
> No chance to get it in xUSSR!
> 
> >Standard floppy?  You can use a DEC RX50 or an RX33(teacfd55gfv).  If 
> >using the latter *all* of the jumper must be set up correctly in the 
> >drive.  The RX33 is a 1.2m 5.25" drive with speed select.  You cannot 
> >use a PC 5.25 360k drive or a 3.5" drive(actually it's possible but, 
> >very non standard and unhelpful to you at this time).
> 
> Which logical drive address should be set on floppy?
> 
> >Unless the jumpers or switches on the RQDX3 were messed with the defalt
> >addresses and config are usually the way they are set and fit for use.
> 
> The time I got RQDX3 it's address was set wrong. I've changed it immediately
> but there are lots of other switches...
> 
> >For the RDxx you can use a ST225(rd31), st251(rd32), QUANTUM D540(rd52),
> >micropolus 1325(rd53) or MAXTOR2990(RD54) if they are formatted correctly.
> >or any other drive that matches the number of heads and cylinders of those 
> >listed.  Note those are all MFM type drives.
> 
> Has anyone formatter?
> 
> 
> >Allison
> 
> Stacy
> 

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