Douglas Taylor wrote:
I'm trying to bring up an Alpha machine, a 3000-300, the hardware is
working fine, but I have some questions-
The system disk is an RZ26 (1.06GB) and I installed the OS and one
layered product and the disk is full. How much disk space is needed for
8.4?
I have several of those disks, some in Storageworks bricks. Back in the
VMS V7 era, I thought they would be just right for installing a system
on and not much else. On more than one occasion, just after I had
everything set up on it just the way I wanted it, the disk started clocking
errors and shortly after that, it died in clunk-clunk-clunk mode :-(
I'd suggest looking for another disk that isn't an RZ26.
I also have at least one 4GB disk (RZ28 or RZ29? I can't remember) which
works fine once it gets going but needs a tap or a quick twist to get
it going when it is trying to spin up. Not too practical for installing
in a machine with the cover on though.
Regards,
Peter Coghlan
