> <I bought a new18 GB SE/LVD SCSI 10,000 RPM (hot!?)Seagate Cheetah 6months ago and never used it. How does this drive fit into the> picture with this G3? You'll need to use that 50 pin adapter or buy a SCSI card. OtherWorldComputing has an Adaptec 2906 for $54 <http://eshop.macsales.com/Catalog_Item.cfm?ID=1482&Item=ADP1772900> , but it is not bootable. Most of your cheap ones aren't going to be.
They do have an Adaptec 2930 for $95 that IS bootable. <http://eshop.macsales.com/Catalog_Item.cfm?ID=4425&Item=ADP1796200>
<disclaimer>Plese note that I don't work for OWC, I'm just a happy customer and
they are the first place I go to look for anything.
I have been happy with OWC in the past as well. ( I have an 8500 and just replaced a problematic 9500 with this beige G3).
My concern is I though I needed a specific type SCSI controller for an LVD drive.
All Beige G3 do have on board SCSI 2 If you look at where the two IDE sockets
are at the upper right (or top left if it's a tower) you'll see a third socket
that is a larger 50 pin. That's your SCSI port. Be warned, it's slow, maxing out
at 10/MBs.
Seems a waste of a potentially very fast drive to use the on-board SCSI. I think I'll pursue the SCSI controller solution, although I have a problem with buying a card that costs 3 times what I paid for the whole machine. I got great deal on a brand new Daystar xlr8 G4. Of course I bought it with the Mach Carrier because it originally was going to go in my 9500. I don't know if some of the performance will be lost by not using the combo.
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