[parisc-linux] Disk problems

[Yves Bodack]

From: "Derek Engelhaupt" <derekengelhaupt@rocketmail.com>
Subject: RE: [parisc-linux] Disk problems

>I had a 712/100 at work that we (ok I) modified to take 2 internal disks
and it ran
> well even though it got extremely hot inside since the 712 wasn't designed
for
> efficiant cooling.  I was using 2 C2490s in it, but quit doing so because
of the
> heat and also moved one of the disks to an external chassis.  The mod was
done by
> using the internal SCSI cable of a 715 and removing the floppy drive.  Not
a
> recommended solution, but the 712 power supply seemed to be able to keep
up.

This is definitively NOT recommended. I tried this in a 712/60 and almost
lost one of the disks. Powerer supply wasn't strong enough to spinn up 2
disks, and a varistor blow up.

Greetings, Yves...