Chris wrote:

> Tom Parker wrote:
>
> > sockets on each side. When I got it, the two cables from ra81 were connected
> > to one side, and one cable from other side of the box was connected to the
> > kda50.
>
> That's the correct way of connecting it to the kda50.
>
> > >> Both of them? Does the drive have
> > >> to be spun up and the ready light lit when the microvax is turned on?
> >
> > >After power up, press the "RUN" button on your RA81. After that the RUN
> > >button lights up and the drive should start to get noisy ;-) If the drive
> > >spins up normal the READY light should turn on.
> >
> > It does this.
> >
> > >I hope this helps you. But don't expect to much from these RA81 drives, they
> > >crash very often. I have several of these drives, and I must say they really
> > >unreliable.
> >
> > Is the crash fatal, or do you just loose data?
>
> Normally it's fatal.
>
> > Mine makes a rather sick high
> > speed clicking noise for about 3 seconds when you turn it off, and a squeaking
> > noise about 30 seconds later as it slows down...
>
> Don't forget to give it a spin down before you turn it off ! Otherwise you crash
> the drive right away !
>
> - Chris