><> In the interest of keeping this message short: Does anybody know any
><> reason why more than one RD31 (20M Seagate drives) won't work in a
>>BA23

><If I recall correctly, you can only put one hard driver in a BA23.
><That's all, no more.

>Not true,  I've been running an rd54 and an rd53 for years.  also I've 
>put a pair of RD52s in and a RX33 (laying on top).  I suspect that the 
>RD31 is not recognized.

And I have an RD54, RD33 and RX33 in one BA23.  It works fine.  I did
find out, through trial and error, that it only worked (for me) if I
had the 6-switch ba23 front panel.  The four-switch panel never worked
for me (although it apparently did for others).

					Megan Gentry
					Former RT-11 Developer

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