I don't need much space. I just don't want a lot of noise. I was thinking a 128 or 256mb DOM module would be perfect. Solid stare and would plug right into IDE connector.
Sent from my iPhone On Aug 6, 2010, at 1:57 AM, Powermac <[email protected]> wrote: > Do you need that much storage? I have a couple SE/30's and just used > some 4GB 50 pin (never used) SCSI drives, they are faster then the > built in SCSI BUS as it is. > > On Aug 6, 1:12 am, PeterH <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Aug 5, 2010, at 7:32 PM, JG wrote: >> >>> I'm getting into restoring a couple of old SE/30's and want to use a >>> SCSI to IDE adapter for storage. >> >>> I've seen a couple mentioned: >> >>> ACard AEC-7720U >> >> I've used ACARD's "SCSIDE" products for years and years and years. >> >> There are QUITE a few models. All are designed to do the same thing: >> convert a PATA drive to SCSI. >> >> The SCSI may be narrow or wide, standard or low voltage differential, >> all according to the particular model. >> >> A couple even have caddies for the drive so that the entire package >> can physically replace a standard height 3.5" drive. >> >> A few are specifically designed and intended for optical drives, and >> those fit a 5.25" form factor quite well, but fit a 3.5" form factor >> rather badly. >> >> The firmware was updated about 5 or so years ago to support large >> drives, and I have used these converters with 300 GB and 400 GB >> drives, and possibly also 500 GB drives (on my Beige G3). >> >> The main issue, as I see it, is what version of MacOS can handle a >> partition that large? Surely not OS8, as I recall having to partition >> the drive into rather small partitions, and Disk Utility limits the >> number of partitions. >> >> Anyway, they DO work, but for an SE/30 I would probably look for >> narrow SCSI drives in the 1" high form factor, and keep the size down >> to something reasonable, like 4 GB. >> >> Finding a narrow drive larger than 9 GB will be tough, but they were >> made to a least 18 GB and possibly also 36 GB. >> >> SCSIDE converters are perhaps most useful on a Beige G3 running OS9. > > -- > ----- > You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To leave this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs > > Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
