so…is it compatible? Sorry, that was a bit confusing for me. -Jake
On Dec 24, 2011, at 12:47 AM, Gregg Eshelman wrote: > --- On Fri, 12/23/11, Jake <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I have been puzzling over my Castlewood Orb drive, and I >> have a >> question: >> IF I have the right adapters (HD50M —> HD68F, HD68M >> —> 50F), can I >> even use the drive with Mac OS 7.6.1? OR, do I need a more >> advanced >> operating system to use the drive (e.g. Mac OS X)? I think >> the drive is SCSI-3, but I may be wrong. > > If the connector on the Orb drive is high density 50 pin, it can't be > anything higher than Fast SCSI 2. > > What you need is an HD50 to DB25 SCSI cable to connect to a Mac, or a NuBus > SCSI controller. The two best known are ATTO and FWB Jackhammer. > > Both companies made a range of SCSI controllers so you need to know which one > you're getting. For ye olde SCSI drives you *do not* want a differential SCSI > controller, unless it also has support for SE (single ended). > > There are two types of differential SCSI Low Voltage Differential (LVD) and > Differential SCSI, which got "backromymed" as HVD for High Voltage > Differential when LVD came along. > > HVD was short lived because LVD included support for operating in SE mode > thus most LVD devices have settings to enable adapting to 50 or 68 pin SE > SCSI controllers. > > FWB made at least one HVD NuBus controller, but you'd only want one if you > can lay hands on some dirt cheap HVD hard drives. > > -- > ----- > 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/
