Micropolis 1991w disks and Adaptec 2940 ultra (off topic)

[Vincent Cojot]

On Wed, 21 Jan 1998, Karl Pielorz wrote:

> It won't work...
> 
> To run a Wide drive you need a Wide controller... If you have a Wide
> controller and Narrow drives you can rework things with adaptors / cabling
> etc. - but Wide (68 Way) drives on Narrow controllers (50 Way) is a no-go I'm
> afraid...

Huh? I have two Quantum Atlas II UW (68 pin) working fin on a non-Ultra,
non-Wide Adaptec 3940. :) It's a waste - I agree - but I am waiting for a
better setup or a 3940UW to change that situation... 

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