[rescue] HVD disks w/ SCA-Connector (was: Unobtainium)

[Curtis H. Wilbar Jr.]

With all this talk of differential drives, I have 6 2 gig HP HVD
68 pin drives.... I'll never use them... if someone is interested
they are available for sale/trade....

-- Curt

>From: "Marc Gutschner" <Marc.Gutschner at Triplan.COM>
>To: "The Rescue List" <rescue at sunhelp.org>
>Subject: Re: [rescue] HVD disks w/ SCA-Connector (was: Unobtainium)
>Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 09:47:42 +0100
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>> Andrew said:
>>
>> >Are HVD drives with SCA connectors carved out of pure unobtainium?
>
>I had recently snatched a couple of 4Gig HVD 'cudas with SCA connectors. But
>I can't use them since I have no means of hooking them up :-(
>Run-of-the-mill SCA-Adapters won't work since there are a few differences in
>wiring between SE/LVD-SCA-to-HD68 and HVD-SCA-to-HD68 adapters. And the
>SE/LVD terminators in "standard" SCA-Backplanes are a different story...
>
>So, does anyone know of
>
>	a) a source for (inexpensive) HVD-capable SCA-to-HD68 adapters
>or
>	b) a (cheap and "readily available) backplane that will accept HVD 
drives?
>
>I would prefer b) since it makes RAID-usage and hot-plugging "a little"
>easier...
>
>TIA,
>Marc
>
>PS: The source I have the drives from appears to have quite a few more of
>them at relatively low prices...
>
>--
>Marc Gutschner
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