[Sunhelp] ultra II cables

Sun Oct 1 05:21:22 CDT 2000

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	The vendor sent me this newer 68 pin scsi 3 cable, like the 50 pin
scsi 2 the kind we were using since the old sparc 2 days.
	Problem is the 2 disk kingston bay that holds 2 segate cheetah
ST173404LW has that VHDCI 68 pin connection.

	Should I:
	a. ask for a gender changer and keep the same cable?
	b. ask for a 68-pin scsi 3 to 68-pin VHDCI cable?
	c. ask for  new disk bay connectors so I keep the same cable?

	issues involved:
	a. Is there a need or use for the VHDCI connector and suns (all we
presently have is Ultra I's and II's).
	b. the drives can run single ended (SE) or low voltage differential
(LVD)
		what can the Sparc II's run at? I think stock is up to 20MB
SE only.
		 Should I purchase an sbus card to run at 40 or 80 LVD?
		I think it would presently be a waste since we are at 10base
due to the fact we have Ultra 170's no 170e's.

	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Fred Dikeman [SMTP:fred at workstation.net]
	Sent:	Friday, September 29, 2000 3:38 PM
	To:	sunhelp at sunhelp.org
	Subject:	Re: [Sunhelp] ultra II cables

High density 68 pin SCSI 3 connector also known as MD68 and Micro DB68. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Dale Ghent [SMTP:daleg at elemental.org]
> Sent:	Thursday, September 28, 2000 6:47 PM
> To:	'sunhelp at sunhelp.org'
> Subject:	Re: [Sunhelp] ultra II cables
> 
> On Thu, 28 Sep 2000, Fuerst, Robert C. (Chris) wrote:
> 
> | Can someone give me the definition of the scsi connector on the back of
> an
> | Ultra II?
> | I think it's a 68 pin SCSI 3?
> 
> It's 68-pin, Fast-Wide SCSI-2 (20MB/s). This is a FAS device.
> 
> /dale
> 
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">The vendor sent me this newer 68 pin =
scsi 3 cable, like the 50 pin scsi 2 the kind we were using since the =
old sparc 2 days.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">Problem is the 2 disk kingston bay =
that holds 2 segate cheetah ST173404LW has that VHDCI 68 pin =
connection.</FONT>
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Should I:
 a. ask for a gender changer and keep =
the same cable?
 b. ask for a 68-pin scsi 3 to 68-pin =
VHDCI cable?
 c. ask for  new disk bay =
connectors so I keep the same cable?

issues involved:
 a. Is there a need or use for the =
VHDCI connector and suns (all we presently have is Ultra I's and =
II's).
 b. the drives can run single ended =
(SE) or low voltage differential (LVD)
         what can the Sparc II's run at? I think stock is up to =
20MB SE only.
          Should I purchase an sbus card to run at 40 or 80 =
LVD?
         I think it would presently be a waste since we are at =
10base due to the fact we have Ultra 170's no 170e's.

-----Original Message-----
 From:   Fred Dikeman [SMTP:fred at workstation.net]
 Sent:   Friday, September 29, 2000 3:38 PM
 To:     sunhelp at sunhelp.org
 Subject:       =
 Re: [Sunhelp] ultra II cables

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High density 68 pin SCSI 3 connector also known =
as MD68 and Micro DB68. 

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-----Original Message-----
 From:   Dale Ghent [SMTP:daleg at elemental.org]
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 Re: [Sunhelp] ultra II cables

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">On Thu, 28 Sep 2000, Fuerst, Robert C. =
(Chris) wrote:</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">| Can someone give me the definition =
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<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">| Ultra II?</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">| I think it's a 68 pin SCSI =
3?</FONT>
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It's 68-pin, Fast-Wide SCSI-2 =
(20MB/s). This is a FAS device.

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">/dale</FONT>
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