SCSI-2 Device on a G3 Beige MiniTower?
Will a SCSI-2 device such as a Teac CD-RW external drive work on a Beige G3 MiniTower running OS 9.2.2? I can't seem to find any information on just what SCSI this machine supports. Is it involved and expensive to retrofit this machine with SCSI-2? I'm assuming this G3 probably has only SCSI-1 capability? Thanks for your help and suggestions! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: SCSI-2 Device on a G3 Beige MiniTower?
On Feb 24, 2009, at 9:19 AM, Will_i_am wrote: Will a SCSI-2 device such as a Teac CD-RW external drive work on a Beige G3 MiniTower running OS 9.2.2? I can't seem to find any information on just what SCSI this machine supports. Is it involved and expensive to retrofit this machine with SCSI-2? I'm assuming this G3 probably has only SCSI-1 capability? The Beige G3 (all models) has a single 5 MB/sec SCSI bus. Previous models had a 10 MB/sec internal and a 5 MB/sec external SCSI buses. With the proper adapters, SCSI-2 devices, such as external SCSI CD- ROMs, can be converted to the Mac, which generally employ a specialized interpretation of the SCSI standard, and which employs a 25-pin D-Subminiature connector. SCSI-2 generally employs a miniature 50-pin connector for byte-wide transfers (fast, but not wide SCSI), and a 68-pin connector for double-byte-transfers (wide and fast SCSI). These are 0.050 pitch. As internal devices, these drives have a 50-pin 0.100 pitch connector. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: SCSI-2 Device on a G3 Beige MiniTower?
Howdy, I see Adaptec 2940-U2B adapters specifically for the Mac pretty often on eBay. I understand they work well in OS9, but have some problems in OSX. I plan to try one with a spare SCSI drive sometime, but others may comment on any foibles they have. In an office I knew of several years back, the high end machines ran OS9 with SCSI drives, so what you want should be feasible. Good luck, Ralph On Tue, 2009-02-24 at 09:19 -0800, Will_i_am wrote: Will a SCSI-2 device such as a Teac CD-RW external drive work on a Beige G3 MiniTower running OS 9.2.2? I can't seem to find any --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: SCSI-2 Device on a G3 Beige MiniTower?
On Feb 24, 9:19 am, Will_i_am wmhatch...@gmail.com wrote: Will a SCSI-2 device such as a Teac CD-RW external drive work on a Beige G3 MiniTower running OS 9.2.2? I can't seem to find any I was using an Adaptec AHA-2930CU/2930 card in a G3 Beige and it worked fine under OS 9.2.2. I used it with an external CD plus a Nikon film scanner. Geno --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: SCSI-2 Device on a G3 Beige MiniTower?
On Feb 24, 2009, at 10:06 AM, geno.y wrote: Will a SCSI-2 device such as a Teac CD-RW external drive work on a Beige G3 MiniTower running OS 9.2.2? I can't seem to find any I was using an Adaptec AHA-2930CU/2930 card in a G3 Beige and it worked fine under OS 9.2.2. I used it with an external CD plus a Nikon film scanner. The AHA-2930CU, which has Apple firmware, is a particularly good choice. It has a fast SCSI connector, unlike an earlier model from Adaptec which has a DB-25 connector. The one with the DB-25 connector has substantial compatibility problems under OS X, but apparently not under OS 9. The Nikon scanner, which is fast SCSI, works well with the AHA-2930CU, and that is what I use with my Nikon LS-3510AF scanners. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: SCSI-2 Device on a G3 Beige MiniTower?
SCSI devices generally work very well on beige G3s. Keep the cords as short as possible and make sure the end of the chain has a good active termnator. On Feb 24, 12:19 pm, Will_i_am wmhatch...@gmail.com wrote: Will a SCSI-2 device such as a Teac CD-RW external drive work on a Beige G3 MiniTower running OS 9.2.2? I can't seem to find any information on just what SCSI this machine supports. Is it involved and expensive to retrofit this machine with SCSI-2? I'm assuming this G3 probably has only SCSI-1 capability? Thanks for your help and suggestions! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: SCSI-2 Device on a G3 Beige MiniTower?
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Hewlett%20Packard/C6020I/ --- On Tue, 2/24/09, geno.y gene.y...@gmail.com wrote: From: geno.y gene.y...@gmail.com Subject: Re: SCSI-2 Device on a G3 Beige MiniTower? To: G3-5 List g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2009, 1:06 PM On Feb 24, 9:19 am, Will_i_am wmhatch...@gmail.com wrote: Will a SCSI-2 device such as a Teac CD-RW external drive work on a Beige G3 MiniTower running OS 9.2.2? I can't seem to find any I was using an Adaptec AHA-2930CU/2930 card in a G3 Beige and it worked fine under OS 9.2.2. I used it with an external CD plus a Nikon film scanner. Geno --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
