[G4] Power Mac G4 Hard Drive installation info request

[John Niven]

Eric,

though we don't know the model number, it's an SCA 80
pin hard drive and therefore WILL need an adapter of
some kind in order to work from a cable.

It has a 50pin adapter but the eBay seller offered a
69pin if requested after the auction. That's why I
suggested the Cecil go back to the seller and see if
he can swap his 50pin for a 68pin.

If he retains his 50 pin adapter then the maximum
transfer rate is 20Gb/s which looks a bit sick
compared with the built-in ATA at 66Gb/s. It would be
cheaper and faster for Cecil to buy a new ATA drive
and write the SCSI up to experience.

John

--- Eric Wood <ewood at izoom.net> wrote:

> Cecil, it would be good if you could find us the
> model number of the
> drive and let us know. Either way, though, I'm
> pretty sure that a SCSI
> card like mine (one with ultra-wide SCSI and the
> older SCSI-2 interface)
> will support your drive, either with or without that
> included adapter.
> Did you get a cable with the drive?



       
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