Re: Quadra 700

["Riccardo Mottola" <zuse%libero.it@localhost>]

Hi,

I don't think you should encounter prakical limits with single/ended scsi
disks.

1,2,4,8,9GB alls hould work. I htink you can get 20MB without problems too.
Theoretically scsi doesn't pose limits as IDE, 40GB Might work, but then
depending on the specific controller and in any case such a new hard drive
would be worth more than the quadra itself.

Riccardo

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Ball" <aball%students.prairiestate.edu@localhost>
To: <port-mac68k%netbsd.org@localhost>
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 10:15 PM
Subject: Quadra 700


>
> Hello,
>
>     I finally got around today to installing four 4 Mbyte
> SIMMs in my old Quadra 700, which I've kept around with the
> intention of trying NetBSD/mac68k. The machine seems healthy
> enough with the exception of the hard disk, which has
> presumably siezed because of the long period of non-use.  I
> understand that the internal drive much be a 3.5" 8-bit,
> electrically single-ended SCSI disk (or something that can
> "fall back" to operate that way).  What's the disk capacity
> limit for a Quadra 700?  Am I right in thinking that I will
> need to install something like System 7 on a small
> partition, to boot from?
>
> Thanks,
>   - Andy Ball.
>