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Re: [TCLUG:21916] Ultra 160 SCSI / U2W compatability



They should.  Hell, it should work on a 5 MB/s SCSI-I controller if the
manufacturer stuck to the SCSI spec.

Gabe

On Sun, Oct 01, 2000 at 08:44:32PM -0500, andy@theasis.com wrote:
> 
> Shopping for a new SCSI drive has me a bit confused, since vendors have
> multiple drives from the save vendor at pretty similar prices -- Only $20
> difference between 7200 RPM U2W (DPSS-318350) and 10000 RPM Ultra 160
> (DDVS-T18350) 18G IBM drives. I am intending to put this in a system that
> has a U2W controller and 2 other U2W drives.
> 
> Can someone verify for me that Ultra 160 SCSI drives will fall back and
> perform happily on an Ultra 2 wide controller? Of course I welcome any
> additional comments on these drives in particular.
> 
> Thanks, 
> 
> Andy
> 
> 
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