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#! rnews 3131 bsd Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!uunet!in3.uu.net!207.22.81.9!europa.clark.net!howland.erols.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!uwm.edu!reuter.cse.ogi.edu!hp-cv.cv.hp.com!hp-pcd.cv.hp.com!hplabs!hplntx!hplb!hpcpb!news From: "Al Slater" <aslater@bri.hp.com.remove> Subject: Re: Which HP external DAT unit should I buy ? Pl. help ! Sender: news@bri.hp.com (News User) Message-ID: <01bc8619$2b686ea0$1573900f@hpcpbla.bri.hp.com> Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 12:20:58 GMT References: <866612931.22822@dejanews.com> <5opo3k$ebu3@ocean.cup.hp.com> Nntp-Posting-Host: dhcp7.bri.hp.com Organization: Hewlett Packard X-Newsreader: Microsoft Internet News 4.70.1162 Lines: 58 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.periphs.scsi:81113 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:43765 Josef C. Grosch Contra <jgrosch@cup.hp.com> wrote in article <5opo3k$ebu3@ocean.cup.hp.com>... > anon5f6b@nyx.net wrote: > : I am in the process of buying an ext HP DAT8 DDS2 unit. > : I am confused by HP's web site specs at http://www.hp.com/tape/dat8.html > > : They do not mention which unit should be purchased for PC based > : UNIX machines (specifically, freebsd). > > : Basically, there are 2-units, one for PCs and the other for Unix, but I > : am confused, since I do not know which one to pick for PC based Unix: > > : HP SureStore DAT8e, 8 GB* external DAT drive for PC, part# C1529G > : HP SureStore DAT8eU, 8 GB* external DAT drive for UNIX, part# C1552B > > From a hardware point of view these drives are the same. The only > difference is that the DAT8eU (Part # C1552B) comes with drivers for the > various flavors of UNIX such as HP/UX, SunOS, SCO, etc. I have never used a > SureStore with FreeBSD but I would guess that it would work right out of > the box. No, doesn't come with drivers, does come with UNIX install book. Yes it's work out of the box -- either the e or the eU -- you don't fiddle with the dip switches on the underside for PC connect, generally. If you might want to plug it into a Sun or some other Unix box then get the eU. > : Also, can someone help tell me what kind of a SCSI connector will > : be needed on the tape drive side ? 50 or 68, mini/big, centronics ? > : The specs say that it has a single ended SCSI-2 interface. What does > : that mean (how many pins would that be) ? > Most of the SureStores I have seen here (I work at HP Cupertino) come out > of the box with a 50 pin centronics connector. The SureStore comes with an > adapter cable to go to a "normal" SCSI-2 connector. > > : Will this tape drive work with Adaptec 2940UW SCSI card ? > > No. The Adaptec 2940UW is a fast wide SCSI card. The SureStore is a SCSI-2 > device. I would add that the SureStore is a damn nice tape machine. We here > at HP Cupertino have dozens of them all over the place and we love > them. They put up with tons of abuse. The new models tell you when to clean > them which is very important if you want your SureStore to last. Hmmm. I disagree. As long as it's single ended, it should work. cheers, al (not speaking for HP..)