Hi folks,
I have a G4 MDD (FW 400, not 800 model), which I would like to add SCSI
to. All my PCI slots are taken up. I am mainly using this with OS 9.2.2.
I would like to know what is the best featured/most reliable option for
adding SCSI for this machine, that doesn't use a PCI slot?
I use the machine as a legacy DSP farm for my home music studio. I use a
Korg OASYS PCI card, which will not run under OSX. My idea for the SCSI
was to interface with my old hardware samplers (EMU/Ensoniq/Akai).
I have read about some Firewire and USB SCSI adapters, but information
is a little sparse as to how these really perform in practice. Some also
don't allow a complete SCSI chain, just one device. If really necessary,
I could possibly try to free one PCI slot, but I would really rather
not. It seems that some PCI SCSI solutions were more highly regarded. I
certainly would not want too much hassle with an unreliable solution, if
that's all I would get with USB/Firewire SCSI adapters.
BTW, I have heard of PCI expansion racks to add more PCI slots; are
these any good? Is there a performance degradation with these?
Thanks for any pointers/advice.
Cheers,
Oli
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