Hi Jeff,
Thank you very much for your detailed and well informed response. I very much doubt I would have found that information regarding the PCI bridge issue. I think I may have to be careful placing a SCSI card in a PCI extension chassis too, as some seem to offer multiple channels (don't know if this is a bridge implementation though, just wondering out loud).
I did have a look at the Ratoc FR1SX Firewire to SCSI adapter already. I thought $140 may be OK, but eBay prices are more like $300 to $600. Also, it seems to only support one SCSI device at a time, and doesn't support all SCSI compliant devices. I assume it is really a limited implementation of a SCSI controller, probably running in code in a generic microcontroller host (just a guess). I would prefer to have a true SCSI adapter.
I found a few other FW/USB to SCSI adapters. They all have various issues. Seems a bad idea.
I think at this point, I will replace one of my Scope cards with an Atto SCSI adapter. I don't really know much about which adapter to go for, though Atto seems to be well regarded. Any advice on that? From memory, the SCSI maintains some level of backwards compatibility, as long as the appropriate cabling is used (eg SCSI 1 devices on SCSI 2 host).
I'll keep a look out for a modest, well priced, used PCI expansion chassis over the coming months.
Thanks everyone for you help so far. Are there any suggestions for a suitable G4 with more PCI slots?
Cheers, Oli On 28/08/12 23:23, [email protected] wrote: > > ... > > Jeff Walther -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
