SCSI 50 pin - need a large drive

  • Thread starter Thread starter Z Man
  • Start date Start date
Z

Z Man

I want to install a 36GB->73GB hard drive in a Micronet Data Dock hot swap
carrier. What is the largest 50 pin drive I can get? I need at least 36GB,
but larger would be even better. Space inside the carrier is tight, so I
don't think I can fit an adapter.
 
Z Man said:
I want to install a 36GB->73GB hard drive in a Micronet Data Dock hot swap
carrier. What is the largest 50 pin drive I can get? I need at least 36GB,
but larger would be even better. Space inside the carrier is tight, so I
don't think I can fit an adapter.
Click to expand...
What form factor for
the drive?



.................................................................
Posted via TITANnews - Uncensored Newsgroups Access-=Every Newsgroup - Anonymous, UNCENSORED, BROADBAND Downloads=-
 
Z Man said:
I want to install a 36GB->73GB hard drive in a Micronet Data Dock hot swap
carrier. What is the largest 50 pin drive I can get? I need at least 36GB,
but larger would be even better. Space inside the carrier is tight, so I
don't think I can fit an adapter.
Click to expand...

RAM electronics sells an adapter that will properly attach to a 68-pin drive
and offer a 50-pin interface. That way you can use any current drive. See:
http://www.ramelectronics.net/html/scsi_adapters.html

Rob
 
Rob Turk said:
RAM electronics sells an adapter that will properly attach to a 68-pin drive
and offer a 50-pin interface. That way you can use any current drive. See:
http://www.ramelectronics.net/html/scsi_adapters.html
Click to expand...
He's already stated that
he doesn't think one
would fit in the tray --
although he might be
able to kludge something
with an extra short
ribbon cable. That'd
make hot-swapping a bit
awkward, though....



.................................................................
Posted via TITANnews - Uncensored Newsgroups Access-=Every Newsgroup - Anonymous, UNCENSORED, BROADBAND Downloads=-
 
Bruce Morgen said:
He's already stated that
he doesn't think one
would fit in the tray --
although he might be
able to kludge something
with an extra short
ribbon cable. That'd
make hot-swapping a bit
awkward, though....
Click to expand...

There is very little space in the tray, but it is possible that a very small
adapter would fit. There are some on Ebay that look like possibilities.
However, a better alternative would be a 50 pin drive of at least 36GB, IF
such an item is available.
 
Any 68 pin SCSI drive should work on a 50 pin ribbon cable
as long as you get the 68-50 pin adapter.
(50 pin is just not as fast as 68 pin)
Drive size is limited by the SCSI controller bios, not cabling.
 
Rita Ä Berkowitz said:
Seagate Barracuda ST336918N
http://www.seagate.com/support/disc/specs/scsi/st336918n.html
Click to expand...
Bullseye, I just found that
one myself -- or at least I
found the model number,
finding the drive itself
(especially at a sensible
price) is another task
altogether.



.................................................................
Posted via TITANnews - Uncensored Newsgroups Access-=Every Newsgroup - Anonymous, UNCENSORED, BROADBAND Downloads=-
 
Bruce Morgen said:
Bullseye, I just found that
one myself -- or at least I
found the model number,
finding the drive itself
(especially at a sensible
price) is another task
altogether.
Click to expand...

I just opened up an Ebay search, and I'll check periodically. Retail
channels are asking well in excess of $200, more than I paid for a 250GB 8M
cache Maxtor EIDE drive.
 
Z Man said:
I just opened up an Ebay search, and I'll check periodically. Retail
channels are asking well in excess of $200, more than I paid for a 250GB
8M cache Maxtor EIDE drive.
Click to expand...
A typical SCSI premium
at retail. You're
after something pretty
rare -- a modern drive
with an old interface
that amounts to a data
bottleneck by modern
standards.



.................................................................
Posted via TITANnews - Uncensored Newsgroups Access-=Every Newsgroup - Anonymous, UNCENSORED, BROADBAND Downloads=-
 
Tod said:
Any 68 pin SCSI drive should work on a 50 pin ribbon cable
as long as you get the 68-50 pin adapter.
Click to expand...

No, not ANY, only those that have internal termination or
those that can initialize without the high-byte terminated.
(50 pin is just not as fast as 68 pin)
Click to expand...
Drive size is limited by the SCSI controller bios, not cabling.
Click to expand...

In theory. Practice will be different.
 
Bruce Morgen said:
A typical SCSI premium
at retail. You're
after something pretty
rare -- a modern drive
with an old interface
that amounts to a data
bottleneck by modern
standards.
Click to expand...

Seriously - it actually has a higher internal transfer rate than external.
 
Back
Top