> From: Jeff Walther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [PCI] 9500 hd query > >> Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 11:58:32 +1000 >> From: David Elmo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> From: Andrew Popovich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Subject: Re: [PCI] > >>> sure you can add internal SCSI Drive to your PM as it has integrated >>> SCSI-2 adapter. It must be SCSI 50-pin HDD (Maximum 9.1 Gb, as I >>> remember) >>> >> >> You can get 18G too. Try http://Afterthemac.com > > If you read the fine print, you'll find that these jokers are *not* > selling 50 pin drives. They are selling SCA (80 pin) drives with > adapters to 50 pins. > > Because they provide technical support, and because that > configuration can be made to work, this may be okay. However, based > on the years of postings here and elsewhere, unless you really know > SCSI, using an adapted SCA drive is a recipe for headache, heartache > and the heartbreak of SCSIriasis. > >
I must confess that I was surprised to receive an 80 pin with an adaptor when I got my 18G "50 pin". Lately I have been wondering about some issues. I put it in an external box for quite a while, it had a unique ID and the box scsi out port had a terminator on it (being at the end of an external chain). It would sometimes not mount (I would turn it on before startup for a while). A scsi probe 5 soon mounted it and I was able to back up things on the rarish occasions I used it. I believe someone else posted a similar issue recently. Still, I was "happy" with it. But I must confess too that now I am wanting to put it inside a 7600 or 7300, I am a bit unsure of the pin configs. The adaptor to 50 has no obvious for termination. The hd itself does and I use it. But the hd itself also has pins for ID but I use the adaptor pins to set the id. There is confusion in my mind as to the effectiveness of the jumper pins on the HD itself in relation to the adaptor. So, I am exhibiting to some extent the truth of your remarks. I took the 80 to 50 adaptor off the other day, and put a 80 to 68 adaptor I had on and stuck the thing on a U2B scsi card in a 7300 I keep open on a bench for testing stuff. The ribbon cable was a fancy one with an active terminator at the end... so I only jumpered a pair of pins for autospin. It worked faster of course but I am looking at some issues of stability. I know about half of what I am doing. David Elmo -- 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
