Re: G4 MDD SCSI (pref non PCI)

2012-08-31 Thread Oliver Fairhall
Hey, thanks everyone for your contributions. Much appreciated. On 29/08/12 23:01, t...@prismnet.com wrote: The Atto cards are great...If you want a single ported card, consider the Adaptec PowerDomain I will look into the Atto cards more, as they seem to be well regarded (and cheap now,

Re: G4 MDD SCSI (pref non PCI)

2012-08-29 Thread t...@prismnet.com
On Tuesday, August 28, 2012 11:43:23 AM UTC-5, oli wrote: I think at this point, I will replace one of my Scope cards with an Atto SCSI adapter. I don't really know much about which adapter to go for, though Atto seems to be well regarded. Any advice on that? From memory, the SCSI

Re: G4 MDD SCSI (pref non PCI)

2012-08-29 Thread t...@prismnet.com
On Aug 28, 11:43 am, Oliver Fairhall o.fairh...@gmail.com wrote: From memory, the SCSI maintains some level of backwards compatibility, as long as the appropriate cabling is used (eg SCSI 1 devices on SCSI 2 host). Thanks everyone for you help so far. Are there any suggestions for a

Re: G4 MDD SCSI (pref non PCI)

2012-08-29 Thread Oliver Fairhall
The audio output of the samplers is feeding an interface on my main studio PC. The MDD is not being used as the audio workstation host, or the main sequencer. It's mainly a DSP farm (again feeding my main interface on a PC). MDD will also be used to control the samplers more detailed functions

Re: G4 MDD SCSI (pref non PCI)

2012-08-29 Thread Bruce Ryan
One sampler also has it's own LCD monitor, so five monitors all up. Plus rack hardware, desktop controllers, and keyboard synths. Of course, this all comes with an ample serving of cable soup. Just thinking about your ‘cable soup’ and the number of monitors you have running - hot, easy to

Re: G4 MDD SCSI (pref non PCI)

2012-08-29 Thread Geke
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Re: G4 MDD SCSI (pref non PCI)

2012-08-28 Thread t...@prismnet.com
On Monday, August 27, 2012 11:10:57 PM UTC-5, oli wrote: Hi, I was hoping for a SCSI adapter running from the Firewire 400 bus. Haven't found one though. These folks used to sell them: http://www.macgurus.com/store/ecom-prodshow/SCSIFR1SX.html but they're out of stock and at $140

Re: G4 MDD SCSI (pref non PCI)

2012-08-28 Thread Oliver Fairhall
Hi Jeff, Thank you very much for your detailed and well informed response. I very much doubt I would have found that information regarding the PCI bridge issue. I think I may have to be careful placing a SCSI card in a PCI extension chassis too, as some seem to offer multiple channels (don't

Re: G4 MDD SCSI (pref non PCI)

2012-08-28 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Aug 28, 2012, at 9:42 AM, Oliver Fairhall wrote: I did have a look at the Ratoc FR1SX Firewire to SCSI adapter already. I thought $140 may be OK, but eBay prices are more like $300 to $600. Also, it seems to only support one SCSI device at a time, and doesn't support all SCSI compliant

G4 MDD SCSI (pref non PCI)

2012-08-27 Thread Oliver Fairhall
Hi folks, I have a G4 MDD (FW 400, not 800 model), which I would like to add SCSI to. All my PCI slots are taken up. I am mainly using this with OS 9.2.2. I would like to know what is the best featured/most reliable option for adding SCSI for this machine, that doesn't use a PCI slot? I use

Re: G4 MDD SCSI (pref non PCI)

2012-08-27 Thread Clark Martin
On Aug 27, 2012, at 10:45 AM, Oliver Fairhall wrote: I have a G4 MDD (FW 400, not 800 model), which I would like to add SCSI to. All my PCI slots are taken up. I am mainly using this with OS 9.2.2. I would like to know what is the best featured/most reliable option for adding SCSI for

Re: G4 MDD SCSI (pref non PCI)

2012-08-27 Thread Kris Tilford
On Aug 27, 2012, at 12:45 PM, Oliver Fairhall wrote: All my PCI slots are taken up. All three? Isn't there one card you could move or sacrifice? I would like to know what is the best featured/most reliable option for adding SCSI for this machine, that doesn't use a PCI slot? You covered

Re: G4 MDD SCSI (pref non PCI)

2012-08-27 Thread Oliver Fairhall
Hi Clark, Thanks for your reply. My other PCI cards are Creamware/Sonic Core Scope DSP cards (3x) and one AGP video card. The Scope cards can run under OSX, but I'm mainly working with 9 due to the OASYS PCI. I'm also more familiar with OS 9 than X. As for slow transfer rates with USB 1, I

Re: G4 MDD SCSI (pref non PCI)

2012-08-27 Thread Oliver Fairhall
Hi, I was hoping for a SCSI adapter running from the Firewire 400 bus. Haven't found one though. I'm not sure I really trust USB adapters for this purpose. Not so much from the transfer rates, but more because there have been so many poor quality USB interfaces (speaking generally), and due