Re: Help with SBB in BA353

From: ssj152 \(stuart\) ("ssj152)
Date: 08/09/04 

Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2004 19:32:47 -0500

"Thorsten Hahn" <Hahn0man@t-online.de> wrote in message
news:cf6a90$vr6$03$1@news.t-online.com...
> Hi,
>
> I have a DEC "StorageWorks BA353 Desktop Expansion Unit" and a DS-RZ1DB-VW
> 9,1 GB SBB. HDD has power and starts, but I cannot see her at my
VaxStation.
> Trying the disk internal with SCA-Adapter everything is fine.
>
> Printed on the SBB: For use with 300 Series Shelf or other devices as
> specified in manual (I donīt have the manual). Is the SBB broken or wonīt
it
> run in this enclosure?
>
> The BA353 is o.k., SCSI-ID etc is checked also.
>
> Greetings from Germany
> Thorsten
>
>
>
Thorsten,

As best as I can remember, the 353 enclosures don't supply sufficient
cooling to use drives > 4 gb. I have no idea whether there is anything in
the SBB or the 353 to keep the 9.1 gb drive from working electrically (I
assume it would soon overheat).

Some VaxStations (3100, etc.) won't boot from a drive that big, I don't know
if the SCSI interface can "see" them.

I have lots of the 353 enclosures, but don't have any SBB's > 4.1 gb, so I
can't try to duplicate the problem for you.

Stuart Johnson
//ssj152

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