Vantec EZ-Swap not compatible with Seagate Barracude 200 GB drives

The Vantec EZ-Swap may be incompatible with Seagate Barracude 200 GB
drives. This is a problem for people who back up networks using
cartridge systems and cheap IDE drives.

See my blog for more details:

http://googlefaughnan.blogspot.com/2005/04/problems-with-my-hard-drive-backup.html

In short, the 200 GB Seagate Barracuda drive may not be compatible with
the Vantec EZ-Swap cartridges. I suspect the IDE cable splice is the
problem.

If you are using a cartridge/drive solution to backup I recommend
testing the cartridge with hard drives prior to purchasing a new drive.
I would avoid the Seagate drives for use in cartridges.

john
jfaughnan@xxxxxxxxxxx

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