Dear List,
In response to the exchange below.
I bought the Adaptec 2940UW from MacResq and they claim on their Web site that with an update from Adaptec it will work with OSX.
All their SCSI drives however are refurbished. Jerry can you post the name of the E-bay seller for the Seagates? What is the asking price. I
wasn't wild about buying a refurbished Seagate 80 to 68.
How did you install OS X on the external drive? Can you just move it from one S-900 to another and run it?
What processor are you using in your machine?
Mark
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 09:37:12 +1000 Subject: Re: [SM] Drive problems in S900 From: Jerry Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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
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