Re: 510 v 170 disk drives

Thanks Andy.  As I said to John Ross, we're going to try 1 bracket to see if
it works, as it's only $65.  Stay tuned for the results.

Peter Dow
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Nolen-Parkhouse" <aparkhouse@attbi.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 2:51 AM
Subject: RE: 510 v 170 disk drives


> The following quote is from the V4R2 System Handbook in the section
> related to the 170:  "There is no support for external disk on the Model
> 170 nor can previous models of internal disk be migrated from other
> AS/400s." (p 78)
>
> In addition, there are no "disk unit kits" listed as being available for
> the 170.  These kits are the brackets which someone is selling on eBay.
> The kits are listed for the 6xx models which were announced at the same
> time as the 170s.  It is possible that IBM chose not to list such kits
> because there is no MES upgrade from a previous model to a 170.  It is
> also possible that you just can't get there from here.  The 620 and 720
> machines can have both PCI and SPD buses, so it is difficult to draw
> parallels between these machines and the 170, which is PCI only.
>
> I would be extremely hesitant unless you can get confirmation from
> somewhere that the specific kits which are for sale would work.  Also
> bear in mind that there are dozens of different kinds of kits, each
> designed to convert a particular kind of disk to another.  If they are a
> reputable vendor and are willing to accept returns if it doesn't work,
> then it might be worth a try, but I would not feel good about it.