[Re: [Re: [SunRescue] Any experience with IDE to SCSI adapters???]]

[Mike Nicewonger]

There is no room in the case of the SS1000 the way the drives mount for much
of anything in the idea of an adaptor.

IDE in an SS1000???? <shudder> <fear!>

Mike N
----- Original Message -----
From: Arnach <arnach at netscape.net>
To: <rescue at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Monday, June 19, 2000 1:28 AM
Subject: Re: [Re: [Re: [SunRescue] Any experience with IDE to SCSI
adapters???]]


> Yes, sounds good for a laptop, but remember were talking about a SS1000E
here,
> not a laptop..
>
> How big are these adaptors? I had trouble fitting a 68-50 adaptor (small)
into
> an SS2..i don't know about the layout of the SS1000 but its probably
similar
> to all the other "old" desktop Suns i've used.
>
> -- Aaron Finley
>
> Reagen Ward <ward at zilla.nu> wrote:
> > On Sun, Jun 18, 2000 at 11:15:33PM -0400, Arnach wrote:
> >
> > > 1) Native SCSI is bound to be faster. (SCSI is just faster anyway)
> >
> > Agreed, SCSI is usually faster even with just one device.
> >
> > > 2) Where are you going to put this adaptor..if you are talking about
> internal
> > > SCSI drives its not going to work.
> >
> > Why not?  I adapt from SCA to 68pin FWSE SCSI, why not to IDE?  I know
that
> they
> > exist for 2.5" drives as well, as both Tadpole and Apple have used them.
> >
> > > 3) Chances are it won't work 100% correct and you'll have SCSI errors
> >
> > The new ones seem to work very well.
> >
> > > 4) You really won't be saving any money? Just buy SCSI drives.
> >
> > Compare the price of a 2.5" SCSI drive to a 2.5" IDE drive.  Compare the
> price
> > of a 40GB IDE drive to a 36GB SCSI drive, even a narrow one.  Big
> difference.
> >
> > My only interest in such devices is for a SPARCBook and a Powerbook,
both
> using
> > 2.5" SCSI drives, so I don't know much about the price of a 3.5"
SCSI/IDE
> > adapter.
> >
> > Reagen
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