[Sunhelp] OT: SCSI Question

[Doug McLaren]

On Wed, Aug 23, 2000 at 02:41:40PM -0400, Scott Walker wrote:

   I have 2x 9.11G Drive and I want to stick them in a External case
   (What kind of case do I need is my first question)

A case that can accomidate wide drive(s), of course.

   secondly the main
   problem is, 1 is a 68pin Ultra-Wide Drive, and the other is a 68pin
   ultra-Wide-Differential drive.  Is there a way I can convert one to
   the other? Also what kind of price am I looking at for a case?.

They can be converted, but it's not cost effective - the converter
will cost way more than a new drive would.

Your computer probably has a SE scsi connector, maybe wide, maybe
narrow.  That'll connect to the UW drive (but you'll need a fairly
cheap adapter if your computer has a narrow connector.)

Your computer probably does not have a differental scsi card.  You can
buy them, and they'll cost a lot less than a converter would, but will
probably cost more than a new UW 9gb drive would cost unless you find
it used.

Old differential (i.e. not LVD) is on the way out.  LVD is the future,
and it's comptabile with SE scsi equipment as well.

In any event, you can get a wide scsi case that holds one drive for
something like $60.  For ones that hold more drives they become hard
to find and cost more.  These cases will work for both UW and UW diff
drives - just not both at the same time.

My advice?  Hook up the UW drive.  Don't bother with the differential
drive unless you already have the needed hardware.  Mail it to me -
I've got a RS/6000 that would like it :)

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