"RobH" <nospam@nospam-echo-xray-papa-charlie-oscar-november.co.uk> wrote in message news:<bf2t1v$j71$1@titan.btinternet.com>...
> "opc_admin" <theconsiderate@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> > I have just purchased from ebay a 43p-140 workstion with no disk. I'm
> > new with this type of hardware. I would greatly appreciate any
> > information as to what type/model of 4.3gig internal IBM drive will
> > fit in my workstation. All information is welcome. Thanks so much once
> > again.
> Most 3.5" LP 68pin SCSI disks should work with no problems. They
> certainly have in mine.
> There may some issues with drives low level format for other systems.
>
> I've used IBM OEM drives with no problems.
>
> Why you want a 4.3G drive? I'd use something bigger if I was you.
>
> RobH

Any SCSI drive previously used in a Micro$oft environment needs to be
run through a DOS fdisk removing all the partitions. I've found a low
level format won't even run if there's partition on the disks with
some SCSI controllers.
Do low level format the drive first it's the safest bet. I'd also use
9g drives rather than 4.3g. 4.3 is a bad size unless you select 16mb
PP size if you select something smaller you may not be able to add a
larger drive to the VG in the future.