Thanks for the eBay listing, & the heads up about the ATTO card. I didn't get it off eBay, but from a swap-lister. (It's only a 9.1 (unformatted size) drive. 8.4 formatted. Lower price, too.)
> I purchased an ST118202LC just like the one here (same seller) > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=39974&item=5140314609&r > d=1 > > It also has an 80 pin to 68/50 pin SCA adapter. The drive will not > work at all with my ATTO UL2D controller in my Beige G3 266 rev 1. It > only works on the internal (s-l-o-w) SCSI bus... a complete waste of > it's LVD capabilities. I tried numerous configurations, ATTO card > firmware versions and expensive terminators to no avail. > That's too bad. This drive I got on a whim, when offered it; wasn't really looking for it, & did no research. :( > LC models (SCA 80 pin, no internal termination) often are not > generally retail-type typical end user models and are designed for a > backplane connection but will run fine with an adapter on a basic > SCSI 1 50 pin bus at SCSI 1 speed. Through Seagate I found that many > of these models sold on ebay are gray market specific purpose OEM for > a particular company's system with who-knows-what proprietary > firmware and modifications. They are not supposed to divulge > specifics but I was persistent and Seagate traced my part number from > the drive and told me mine was original OEM for EMC. > Hmm...I should have written down what was on the label before I stuck it (now, apparently for good) in an external APS enclosure. (It works OK there.) > It might work for me with a different SCSI host card but I'm not > going to spend a single penny more to find out. I have already spent > way too much time and money to try and get this lousy 18 GB of drive > space to work in LVD. For all the warnings in the manual about the > drive requiring proper termination, it seems to run fine terminated > (by another device) or alone on the internal bus unterminated. > > A fan is a good Idea but I wouldn't worry too much about the heat if > it's in a lower drive bay, especially if it's a newer model, which I > believe yours to be. Just don't put it in the bay above the power > supply (although it probably doesn't even fit there. I saw you > unanswered post on the PCI list about using it in a 6500. Should be > fine on the 50 pin SCSI in that. You'll still get performance > benefits from the high RPM speed and seek time. It wouldn't allow itself to be recognized at all in the top slot of the 6500 (where a Zip drive usually went.) I think I heard it spin up (you would notice!), but neither Apple System Profiler nor Drive Setup would see it at all. I suspected that it was probably because the termination block at the end of the SCSI bus that is issued with stock 6500s is not an "active" 1, as the Seagate docs state is required. But now that you mention that your drive seemed to be unfazed by lack of termination, I wonder.... Perhaps the power supply isn't up to spinning it? (Sounds like the proverbial jet aircraft taking off in the APS box.) But we're "spinning" off topic here.... > > Mike -- 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
