Re: Help with SBB in BA353

From: Rich Jordan (duodec_at_speakeasy.net)
Date: 08/09/04

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    Date: Sun, 08 Aug 2004 21:56:52 -0500

    ssj152 (stuart) wrote:
    > "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
    >
    >
    Pretty sure the BA353 is also a narrow-only enclosure, with no support
    for a wide device like yours. The cooling problem is real; only 5400RPM
    drives were supported in that enclosure.

    Rich

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