Jerry Roberts wrote: >> I'm also going to install a new 10K ultra2 drive on this thing. Any >> recommendations on a SCSI card to go along with it? At the beginning I'll >> just use an 80-50 adapter straight, or 80-68 adapter with U/W card. > Jeff Walther wrote:
> Personally, I avoid 80 pin drives as more trouble than they're worth. > They almost always cause termination issues unless the user is very > skillful or the drive happens to be the terminated one at the end of > the chain. > Looks like I've got some work ahead of me to make sure of the proper positioning. The money has already gone through. I've purchased a bunch of these, which are advertised as new Seagate Ultra 2, 18gb drives, and I've purchased 80-50 pin adapters. The guy has great feedback on eBay, and is extremely responsive, so I'm hopeful for a smooth transaction. Overall, the reason I went with these is to stay with SCSI. We've had problems with ATA/66 cards (Sonnet) on our graphics stations and I didn't want that potential headache on machines for the sales staff and others. Cost wasn't the main issue. A used ATA/66 is about $45 and a 40-gig IDE drive is less. I could land a set for about $80. Each of these Seagates and adapter is about $37, landed, and I couldn't find a better deal on SCSI drives anywhere. I just want as much stability as I can get. > As to a SCSI card, it depends on your needs. If you want a card > which is very dependable and compatible in the S900 get an Adaptec > 2940UW. However, I do not believe those are OSX compatible. > I've got one and it has worked well. I was thinking more in terms of a card that will give maximum speed benefits if we build a RAID system with two or more of these 10K Ultra2 drives. What card would give us the optimal performance? Thanks. Jerry -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
