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From: paul@myrddin.isl.cf.ac.uk (Paul)
Subject: Re: Adding IDE drive to FreeBSD
Message-ID: <1994Jan18.152516.24831@cm.cf.ac.uk>
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Organization: Intelligent Systems Lab, ELSYM, University of Wales, Cardiff
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Date: Tue, 18 Jan 1994 15:25:14 +0000
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In article <2hed9c$qpq@scunix2.harvard.edu> aogbadeg@husc8.harvard.edu (Abolade Gbadegesin) writes:
>I will be buying a second IDE drive to add to my current FreeBSD 1.0 setup. 
>Right now, I have a Maxtor LXT340A on my system, and am planning to get 
>another Maxtor, the MX7245A IDE drive. This way, the blame for all blow-ups 
>may be laid at one door. However, I would appreciate any recommendations from 
>anyone who also has a two-IDE-drive setup, or anyone who has a Maxtor drive. 
>I will be buying mail-order from Insight, and advice from former Insight 
>customers would be welcome. If you send me e-mail, I will post a summary of 
>sorts.

I have 2 Maxtor IDE drives. A 7213 and a 7120. No problems at all with them,
they never had any problems even with some of the more buggy wd drivers so
I'm very happy with them.

-- 
  Paul Richards, 
  Intelligent Systems Laboratory, ELSYM ,University of Wales, College Cardiff
  Internet: paul@isl.cf.ac.uk,  JANET(UK): RICHARDSDP@UK.AC.CARDIFF