Re: ST373405LC Firmware Please Help !!

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BigAkku <Bigakku@xxxxxx> wrote:
Cydrome Leader:
BigAkku <Bigakku@xxxxxx> wrote:
i have some IBM Totalstorage ST37 SSA disks with special IBM SSA
Firmware.
This disks are OEM from Seagate.
Seagate original= ST373405LC

My Problem is that i want to use this disks in standard SCSI enviroment
with Adaptec ore ICP controllers
The SSA(SeriellStorageAttached) is a IBM standard for RS600 or AIX
StorageServers

I tired to get the Firmware from Seagate Support but no support for OEM
disks
I tired to get the Firmware from IBM - only for AIX customers
IBM sold the Storagedivisionto Hitachi - no support for IBM disks.

So PLEASE if anybody has a firmware for this disk send it to me or post
a link

Thx for your help

and sorry for my english

What's not working with the IBM firmware and your controller?

With an adaptec contoller (29160 anc 2940u2w) only 4GB in adaptecBios
with ICP or LSI Raidcontroller no HW Raid possible
I think ICP Bios writes an "wrong synchron mode " error

Considering it's IBM and SSA is long dead, it would not surprise me of the
disks were formatted

with odd sizes and settings.

What has that got to do with "long dead".
The systems are not, hence the conversion kits.
It's a bit of a stretch to first get such a huge drive and then shortstroke
it to 4 GB.


What you should do is just get some normal drives.

There are places that can probably reflash and reformat these drives,
but you're going to have to pay for the service.

Or he could try and reformat the drives first, for free.

I don't know what effect a 520-byte sector size has on the ability of the
Adaptec bios to call the capacity correct.
The Adaptecs will automatically reformat to 512 byte sectors on a Format Unit.

He can also check the drives out with Bart Lagerwey's SCSITool.
Bart may also be able to help him with firmware depending on Bart's continued
good relationship with his former employer, a Seagate importer/distributor.
www.nu2.nu/scsitool
.

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