[MacDV] Should I buy a SCSI drive?

[Thubten Kunga]

Don't do it. Use less money to buy a 7200 RPM 120 GB IDE drive. You're 
asking for trouble if you try to adopt SCSI at this point.

k

On Wednesday, January 15, 2003, at 08:58  AM, Tuckerman Moss wrote:

> I'm new to dv but quickly realize I need more storage in my 60 GB 
> 933MHz Quicksilver.  I have a Miles PCI-Ultra2 SCSI host adapter card 
> lying around from a previous machine.  I also notice that the IBM 
> UltraStar 73GB 73LZX drive is pretty cheap at OWC ($250)!  My 
> questions:
>
> 1) Does it make sense to install a SCSI in this machine - as opposed 
> to an ATA or Firewire drive for example?  Problems?  Speed?
> 2) Anyone have comments on this particular drive?  Noise?
> 3) OWC describes the drive as "80 to 68 adapted".  The Miles card 
> takes 68-pins internal.  Is this "adapted" an okay thing?
>
> I do not plan on booting from this drive, if that makes any difference.
>
> Thanks,  Tuck
>
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> Tuckerman Moss • The Old Vicarage • West Anstey • United Kingdom