> Have you checked out the Mac Gurus site? These guys really know their > stuff! Lots of good info about UltraSCSI drives here, especially Seagate: > http://www.macgurus.com/productpages/scsi/seagatescsidrives.php > You have a third-generation Cheetah, so cooling shouldn't be a major > concern. >
Thanks for the heads-up. Apparently 1st-gen Cheetahs are the real charcoal briquets -- later they learned how to cool them down. I may have to get an extra fan -- or put it in an external case that I have. It's an old APS, with built-in active termination, so I guess it would do for now. > I'm gonna try installing a second-generation 10K Cheetah in a 7300 > desktop case soon. Be glad to give you an update if/when I get it done > - if it even fits in there with the 68-pin adapter...! > That's pretty much the same case I have, without the basement bay, which I gather is out of the question, due to the hight of the adapter. So is the top bay, so I guess it would have to be the middle -- which, apparently, Apple designed without much space for air flow. Long-term it's destined to go in the 6500 I'm building for my brother-in-law him. I have a suspicion that the top bay (where the Zip drive normally goes) is not very well ventilated, either...but that's OT for this list. >> What I have read on the web & here suggests that the middle bay is kinda >> crowded for air flow. Maybe with a fan? Ditto the "basement" slot. >> >> > I'm gonna try a cooling-fan bezel in the lower drive bay. Mac Gurus has > them on Clearance Specials page. Designed for minitower drive bays; > ATX, I think - so just might be narrow enough to jam into the desktop's > bezel opening. > >> I downloaded a pdf from Seagate that implies Drive Setup 1.3.1 or later >> should be able to format it. Any other suggestions as to what I need? Would >> 3rd-party drivers be more advantageous? >> >> > You'll be fine if you use the latest Drive Setup you have handy. I > wouldn't buy a drive utility just for the project. > Update: I placed the Cheetah in the APS enclosure last night, intitialized it as an HFS+, & tested for bad blocks. It came out OK; I installed 8.6 on it & booted up fine. Man, even in a SCSI-1 interface, this drive ROCKS! Now I'm kinda sorry I promised it to my brother-in-law... ;) After a couple of hours of constant spinning due to the test, the air coming out of the case was still fairly cool to the touch. That's good. My only reservation about the case is that the adaptor blocks about 3/8 of the fan in the back, & the also due to the height of the adaptor I can't use the standoffs that are provided inside the case, but have to screw the drive directly to the rails on the floor, which are raised maybe a 16th of an inch from the floor. The Seagate docs mention the importance of good air circulation on the circuit board; I hope that's enough.... :/ Also, the LED pins are larger than the case's connector plug was designed to jump. I guess there are adaptors out there; but it's not terribly important for me or my brother-in-law to see the light show, we get enough of the *sound show* to know when it's accessed! > Pax, > > -- > Gene, a.k.a. G-Man > Friends don't let friends do Windows > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 13:52:05 -0800 > From: Gene Osburn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Seagate Cheetah > In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Bill Judson wrote: > >> I just acquired a Seagate Cheetah ST39102LC LVD/SE hard drive, with >> 80-to-68-&-50-pin adaptor. Looking for thoughts, experiences, etc. >> Especially on which bay of my beige desktop it should go into. >> >> > -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
