My Reply follows quote. On 02/10/2003 06:16 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >> Does anyone have any advice on the subject of using >> newer, 68-pin SCSI disks in (or with) older Macs having >> 50-pin internal and 25-pin external SCSI connectors? >> Can they be used at least in some limited way with a >> suitable cable or cabinet, > >In theory it should work; I'm not sure if there's anything to do with Apple's >idea of SCSI that might prevent it. Some of my Sun external hardware says it >can be connected to a narrow (50 pin) host adapter. I've also got an SCA >adapter which has both 50 and 68 pin interfaces on it. ------- No theory. It does work. There are a variety of adapter sold to convert the 68 pin SCSI connector to the 50 pin used by older Macs. I have two IBM 68 pin SCSI drives humming away using these devices. One in a 6100 and one in a 7200. Got mine at Fry's Electronics. There are essentially two styles. One fits close to the drive making it just a little longer than a standard 50 pin drive. The other protrudes just over an inch from the back of the drive causing clearance problems in some machines. Worked fine in mine, but...
I seem to recall that they cost $10-$15 or so. There are similar adapters to give 50 pin use for 80 pin drives. The only real "hitch" is you loose the faster data transfer rates available with the newer interface. Oh, well. Ken -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
