At 16:36 -0700 09/06/2002, Frank wrote: >PS - 18.2 GB WD SCSI hard drive noted on dealmac.com @ $ 59 works just >fine on my S900 - just passing along a good deal.
The drives mentioned on DealMac are the SCA drives with an 80 pin to 50 pin adapter. They also have (or had last weekend) true 68 pin drives either at the same price or for about $10 more. They have four versions of the 68 pin drive listed which all appear identical except the last few digits of the models number. e.g. 18300-0028, 18300-0038, 18300-0048. If you check Western Digital's documentation you'll find that the -0038 (IIRC) version has the larger on-board cache. I think you must look under legacy support or some such on WD's site. They (WD) stopped making SCSI drives a while back, though they're still sort of supporting their warranty. I had an 18 GB and a 9 GB drive fail. They replaced the 18 GB with a slightly different revision of the same model and I got a better drive with a larger cache out of the deal. But they didn't have any of the 9 GB drives, so they offered me either ~$70 or a 20 GB IDE drive. They IDE drive was newer and probably faster and I've got IDE cards, so I took that option. Jeff Walther -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
