[Duo2400] Barracuda ST15150N

[Ivan Drucker]

I don't know what the ribbon cable you're referring to is, where is it 
attached to the drive?

If you use a newer (i.e. wide) drive, you may need a 68-pin to 50-pin 
adapter, or an 80-pin to 50-pin adapter if it has an SCA connector. I 
would avoid a drive with an SCA connector, since they just complicate 
things. (SCA drives integrate the 68-pin connector, the SCSI id pins, and 
the power connector, into a single connector.) Newer narrow drives may 
also require a 50-pin HD to 50-pin 
IDC adapter if you plan to use them on the inside of an older Mac.

(68HD is sometimes referred to as a SCSI-3 connector, 50HD is sometimes 
referred to as a SCSI-2 connector, and 50-IDC as SCSI-I, though these 
terms are not really correct -- the SCSI designation indicates the 
throughput speed, among other things, not the connector style.)

I have a 47 GB Seagate Elite drive (it's quite large, won't fit inside 
the dock) in an external enclosure with centronics-50 (old-style) ports 
on the back which I would be willing to sell if you are interested. It 
will plug into the external SCSI port like any other SCSI drive.

Ivan.

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>The biggest hard drive I have installed is the 750 MB (OS 8.1) in my Duo
>2300.  I just got a Barracuda ST15150N (4 GB, 50 pin) with the idea that I
>would put it in a Duo Dock II with OS 8.6 and ebay with it (room for
>photos).  There is a small (1/2 inch wide) ribbon cable attached to this
>drive.  What is it for?  If I want to go with a larger hard drive (9 GB or
>18 GB) than this one will I need an adapter (i.e. 80 to 50 pin)?  Will it
>cause more problems than I want to deal with?  How should I partition it?
>-- 
>Milton Lukins
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