Difference between 2 drives...

[Stephen C. Jackson]

I have the following 2 HP drives:
AB420
A9896

The specs for both looks the same and they look to be the same.

They are both mounted to be able to plug into the RX2600 & RX2620 servers. The AB420 works, the A9896 is identified but can't be initialized by the server.

What is the difference between the drives and where does the A9896 work?

[Proliant Watch]

A9896-64001 and AB420-69001 are the same drives..

36GB hot-plug Ultra320 Low Voltage Differential (LVD) SCSI hard drive (Carbon Black and Port) - 15,000 RPM, 3.5-inch form factor, 1.0-inch high

[Stephen C. Jackson]

Why does the A9896 work in the RX2600/RX2620 then?

[Proliant Watch]

No idea... contact HP integrity server support team... they will hep u... :(

[Torsten.]

What does it mean "... can't be initialized by the server." ???

What did you do? What did you see? Exact commands and results?

[Stephen C. Jackson]

It identifies the position on the SCSI bus, the manufacturer, name, and size on the first line.
It then print "Cannot initialize SCSI Device"

[Stephen C. Jackson]

I should also say that I choose the following commands:

Boot Configuration
Boot From File

It then "Searching for Devices"

On the other RX2620, it displays the devices as part of the startup display.