SCSI makes me crazy

rajatQ2 · 10-22-2001, 07:51 PM

Hey There,
I just got a great deal on a 10K RPM hard drive, its a
Wide Ultra2 SCA LVD SCSI Hard Drive

I don't know what half of that means, and have not been able to find a controller which lists this as a supported device. Is this some kind of wierd hard drive? Where can i get a controller for it?
Thanks
RB

aglio412 · 10-22-2001, 09:40 PM

get a SCA adapter...check

www.computergate.com
www.hitechcafe.com
www.compgeeks.com

haven't used scsi in a while...so i'm not sure what card you need for LVD, mebbe someone else will help

Jeffbx · 10-23-2001, 05:53 AM

Well, LVD is good - that's pretty much the standard for SCSI drives these days (low voltage differential - it's the drive type).

However, SCA may give you a problem - SCA is Single Connector Attachment, which means the drive was intended for use in a hot swap backplane. This is where you just slide the drive into the front of a server or drive array or whatever, and the single connector makes the data AND power connections.

What you need is an 80-pin to 68-pin adapter (SCA is 80 pins, and most SCSI adapters these days are 68-pin). I've never bought one of these however - perhaps someone else has done this conversion?

topane · 10-23-2001, 06:17 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jeffbx
What you need is an 80-pin to 68-pin adapter (SCA is 80 pins, and most SCSI adapters these days are 68-pin). I've never bought one of these however - perhaps someone else has done this conversion?

I ran a couple of SCA drives w/adapters for awhile and had no problems with them. Here's what you're looking for: http://www2.warehouse.com/product.as...VW23483&cat=pc

rajatQ2 · 10-23-2001, 12:12 PM

Thanks Guys

$45 for that adaptor! makes my HD deal seem less.... good.
BUT -
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=1285667627
same item (0r comparable) for $11

I got a 9gig Ultra2 wide SCA LVD (10,000 RPM!) drive for $41
I Thought it was a fatty deal, so here it is: (ebay auction)

http://search.ebay.com/search/search...ty=MetaEndSort

10-22-2001, 07:51 PM	#1
rajatQ2 Commander Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: boston, ma Posts: 1,020	SCSI makes me crazy Hey There, I just got a great deal on a 10K RPM hard drive, its a Wide Ultra2 SCA LVD SCSI Hard Drive I don't know what half of that means, and have not been able to find a controller which lists this as a supported device. Is this some kind of wierd hard drive? Where can i get a controller for it? Thanks RB

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10-22-2001, 09:40 PM	#2
aglio412 Still Unbanned Commander Join Date: May 2001 Location: Suburbia Posts: 1,362	get a SCA adapter...check www.computergate.com www.hitechcafe.com www.compgeeks.com haven't used scsi in a while...so i'm not sure what card you need for LVD, mebbe someone else will help

10-23-2001, 05:53 AM	#3
Jeffbx Fleet Admiral Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Michigan Posts: 9,390	Well, LVD is good - that's pretty much the standard for SCSI drives these days (low voltage differential - it's the drive type). However, SCA may give you a problem - SCA is Single Connector Attachment, which means the drive was intended for use in a hot swap backplane. This is where you just slide the drive into the front of a server or drive array or whatever, and the single connector makes the data AND power connections. What you need is an 80-pin to 68-pin adapter (SCA is 80 pins, and most SCSI adapters these days are 68-pin). I've never bought one of these however - perhaps someone else has done this conversion?

10-23-2001, 12:12 PM	#5
rajatQ2 Commander Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: boston, ma Posts: 1,020	Thanks Guys $45 for that adaptor! makes my HD deal seem less.... good. BUT - http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=1285667627 same item (0r comparable) for $11 I got a 9gig Ultra2 wide SCA LVD (10,000 RPM!) drive for $41 I Thought it was a fatty deal, so here it is: (ebay auction) http://search.ebay.com/search/search...ty=MetaEndSort

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