My Reply follows quote. On 03/03/2003 13:07 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >If you had read my message completely you'd understand exactly why I >needed a drive this large. > >To all, is there a place where I can get a 25-pin external drive >container and put a modern SCSI drive into it that will work with this >macintosh (performa 578)? > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Quadlist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of the >>pickle >>Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 5:29 PM >>To: Quadlist >>Subject: Re: upgrade of hard drive on Performa 578 > >>At 12:56 -0600 on 28/02/03, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>>Question is, can this mac use a current SCSI drive? I see on pricewatch > >>As long as it's 50-pin, yes. Anything with more pins won't work due to >>the edge connector, which won't properly fit if you put an adapter on there. >> >>I personally don't think there's much point in putting anything larger >>than about 9 GB in a 68K unless you're planning on using it as an MP3 >>server, and SCSI is a bad choice for this because IDE drives in > 10 GB >>capacities are *SO MUCH* cheaper. >>-- >> >>the pickle ----------------- I guess it depends on what type of drive (50 pin, 68 pin or 80 pin) you get and what type of adapter you need to mate it up with the cable inside the case. I have a stack of old SCSI external drives of varying sizes. Some are similar in size to the old SC 40 and can probably hold most drives with adapters.
You really don't HAVE to have a case with 25 pin connectors. There are many cables that will have 25 pins on one end and 50 on the other. (I have a drawer full of various lengths). Generally the only really irritating thing in sticking a newer drive in an older case is mating up the SCSI select cable to the drive. There don't seem to be any "standard" pin/connector configurations so what I end up doing is setting the ID with a jumper before closing the case. Annoying, but easy enough. Ken -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> 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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
