[MacDV] Re: Should I buy a SCSI drive?

[Tuckerman Moss]

Many thanks to all of you for pulling me back from the edge!  On more 
sober reflection I do remember the agonies of SCSI.  And does anyone 
recommend a specific 120GB IDE for silence/price?

Tuck

On Wednesday, January 15, 2003, at 07:34  PM, Thubten Kunga wrote:

> 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