Yes, 50 vs 68 pins.. I guess I dont have that adaptor cable then.. shucks...
Oh, well... it's a shame I cant make use of these drives ... Andrew ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PCI PowerMacs" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 4:14 PM Subject: Re: [PCI] SCSI wide hard drives > My Reply follows quote. On 24/03/2005 15:48 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > > >Hi, > > > >I have a bunch of these SCSI drives that wont work in my Mac, as they are > >SCSI narrow connectors only... Is there anyway of using these wide HDs in my > >Mac 8500? > > > >If not... anyone local in the Seattle area that would want these? :) > > > >Andrew > > > >PS. Thanks all for replying about my PC RAM in a Mac question.. > -------- > Not sure what you mean by "narrow" vs "wide" but there are adapters > to give you the 50 pin internal SCSI connector used by the 8500 from > 68 pin or 80 pin drives. > > I have an IBM 4.5gb drive with 68 pin connector in an 8500 using > such an adapter. It took a bit of fiddling as the connector was > an extended one that hit the side of the drive bay, but I filed > away a bit of the bay side and got it in. If you can find an > adapter that fits close to the back of the drive you will have > better luck. > > Ken > > -- > PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | > -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com > -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
