RE: iSeries Disk Drives - Generic?

Not gonna work.

First problem, iSeries drives are low-level formatted at 520(?) bytes a
sector vs. the normal 512(?).  While you can get utilities to reformat the
520s to 512s, I don't know of any going the other way.

Second problem, iSeries drives do include something  "extra".  I think it's
mostly differences in the micro-code.  

Charles


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill [mailto:billzbubb@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 12:45 PM
> To: Midrange List
> Subject: iSeries Disk Drives - Generic?
> 
> 
> I've had a thought that I'm sure won't have a good answer, 
> but I've got to
> ask it:
> 
> Is there something special about the SCSI drives that IBM 
> puts into the
> iSeries.  Specifically, my 730 has the large cages that 
> surround the drive.
> The drives seem to be 80 pin hot-plug drives.
> 
> I've played with the idea of taking a cage apart (I have many 
> spare 4GB
> arrays) and putting a larger drive in.  Has anyone attempted 
> anything like
> this?
> 
> Bill
> 
> 
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