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At 09:27 AM 22/01/97 -0600, Douglas W. Diamond wrote: >Does anyone know if the Dock I comes with a SCSI external connector, and if so what type (e.g. 50 pin, SCSI 1, high density SCSI 2, or an odd IBM connector? > >Is the hard disk installation kit required to put a SCSI internal disk in it? > >Lastly, how does it work with Win95? > >Thanks >Doug Diamond > > > Doug: I have a dock I part # 3545-001 and it has SCSI built in. I don't know if mine came withe the SCSI stock since it is a used unit. It doe however look like it is standard fare since the controller is built into the main board. As for yhe external connector, it is an IBM part. I could not find one listed any where but IBM. For internal drives you need the kit which comes with the proprietary (on the motherboard end) internal cable and a mounting bracket. I think there is a limit to the type of drive you can put in the system. It has to be half height and 3.5". I tried plugging in a full height 3.5" drive while the cover was open, but the power supply did not seem to be able to provide the current to spin it up. I use Windows 95 and it works fine with it. To install it you must manually specify the SCSI adapter in the hadware install program. Select Future Domain TMC850 as the driver. The 755CDV I use it with does not have many IRQ's available and you have to play with hardware profile to ensure you have a spot for it. For example, I used IRQ 11 which is used for the video capture board. The other problem you may run into is that the SCSI adapter only becomes active when a device is attached to it. Therefore, Win 95 will show it not working or present unless you have a device on it. On a side note, I used the Dock I and a SCSI CDROM to install SCO Unix and the SCSI controller was recognized automatically. The free version SCO Open Server 5 worked fine on the ThinkPad. I used the Dock I to install a ISA slot network card that the SCO Unix supported. This was all installed on a second drive I got from PEP. The free SCO Unix was from www.sco.com. Regards Robert Stevens