Re: Intro and questions (fwd)

Patrick Horgan (patrick@oes.amdahl.com)
Thu, 23 Mar 1995 09:15:52 +0800 

Why did you send this to the ids mailing list?

Patrick
> From owner-ids@uow.edu.au Thu Mar 23 08:13 PST 1995
> From: "Chris McCoy" <mccoy@geovizgw.eng.iastate.edu>
> Date: Thu, 23 Mar 1995 09:16:47 -0600
> References: <9503231436.AA10886@pv3401.vincent.iastate.edu>
> To: ids@uow.edu.au
> Sender: owner-ids@uow.edu.au
> Reply-To: ids@uow.edu.au
> 
> On Mar 23,  8:36am, cornette@iastate.edu wrote:
> > Subject:
> >
> > Chris,
> >
> > My machine is in a state you would not expect to find anywhere.
> 
> Phi Truong consulted with me on the situation. It does seem like the disk is
> bad.
> 
> [...]
> > I am not convinced that the disk is faulty, but think the fastest way
> > to get machine operating is to purchase a 1 Gig disk.
> 
> A 400MB disk is not sufficient to hold a stable version of the OS with any
> utility software, so a 1GB disk would be the best alternative. I would suggest
> that we have my student look into it and see if he can reformat the drive and
> make it work. He's quite good at what he does and probably knows considerably
> more than Phi about SGI systems. I would offer my assistance, but time has been
> rediculous for me. I have an offer in progress for an SGI Sys Admin, but that
> person will likely not start until mid April.
> 
> > This question is further complicated with the Varsity Software and
> > Hardware coverage.  I paid for coverage through Feb 1, 1995.
> > There is a 30 day grace period, and if there is a hardware problem,
> > it probably has been there since last fall.  However,  (1) I am not
> > sure there is a hardware problem, and (2) when Ellen Nystrom inquired
> > as to what hardware coverage for my model will cost, SGI responded
> > that the machine had not been covered since Jan 1, 1994 and would
> > require inspection before resuming coverage.
> 
> The reason for that answer is unclear, however, even with the 30 day grace
> period the coverage would be expired. I am in the process of trying to
> straighten out the Varsity Program -- too many staff changes, I guess -- so
> I'll keep this in mind when I come to yuor system.
> 
> > It is a long tale, but the simple question is, if you were to
> > purchase a 1 Gig drive for an SGI, where would you look?
> 
> We usually purchase large disks (9GB or so) and 1GB disks have not been
> purchased for SGI systems in a couple of years. I don't think I can give you a
> definitive answer, but you might try calling Terry Lewis at Purchasing to see
> where the latest 1GB drives have been purchased. SGI seems to use Seagate
> drives quite a bit. Micropolis drives are also good.
> 
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