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#ST157N & A2090

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    13-May-88 22:24:23
Sb: #124060-#ST157N & A2090
Fm: Glenn Nielsen 75115,444
To: Don Curtis/SYSOP 76703,4321

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Don, sounds like quite the project, good luck with it. I finally talked to Seagate, and all my questions about configuring the device number, location of terminator packs, where pin 1 is for the 50 pin IDC connector on the drive, and everything is set up properly. I have also talked to CATS, and the ST157N should just drop in with no problems. They wondered if it was cabled right. I don't think that the cable is the problem tho because I've tried several cables and I am sure of the pin assignments. Also, when BindDrivers is run, you can hear the drive reset ( it does something anyway ) but I haven't noticed the light come on. So, the only conclusion I can come to is that either the drive, or the SCSI side of the 2090 is bad. I currently have a drive running on the ST506 side. Hopefully I can find someone locally with a 2090 I can try the drive on. This sure has been frustrating, I thought that ST157N would just drop in and be up and running in an hour or so. <glenn