SCSI to IDE

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Hello,

how do I access data on SCSI drive on my computer via plain IDE drive,
please?

Is there some kind of adapter to be used or...?
h.
 
Let me explain:
how do I connect SCSI HDD to my computer and copy data form it to S/ATA
drive?

anyone?
 
Let me explain:
how do I connect SCSI HDD to my computer and copy data form it to S/ATA
drive?

anyone?
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I've only seen the revers type of adapter; i.e. to attach an IDE disk to
a SCSI bus is possible with adapter from e.g. Acard, but I've not seen
the reverse option. Maybe you must use an addon SCSI host card for that.

/Rolf
 
henko778 said:
Hello,

how do I access data on SCSI drive on my computer via plain IDE drive,
please?

Is there some kind of adapter to be used or...?
h.
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You need a SCSI adapter to connect that SCSI drive. You cannot attach it
to an ATA OR SATA adapter, unless that adapter has a SCSI connector too.

Yousuf Khan
 
SCSI adapter, ok.

I ran a search, will this do?
Link:
http://www.redstore.com/fx/techinfo.php?itm_code=ADACTL043

Sorry to trouble you all, I am new at this...

thank you!
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It can depend on what disk connectors you have;
normally it's a 50 pin std narrow scsi, or 50/68 pin high density wide
scsi (lvd).

(There are host boards with both connector types, more expensive like
AHA-2944UW, but that would not be needed unless you plan to keep the
drives running in a server.)

Also there are adaptors for 68 wide to 50 narrow scsi connectors.
(Some wide-scsi disks don't like being on a narrow bus though)

The cheaper 2904 pci card only has std 50pin connectors for narrow scsi,
if that's what's on your disk, go for it.

What drive model do you want to connect?
 
hello,

well, it is IBM 150GBm USCSI, 10K RPM (eserver, xSeries).

On a lable it says LW Only

tnx for your help.
:)
 
hello,

well, it is IBM 150GBm USCSI, 10K RPM (eserver, xSeries).

On a lable it says LW Only

tnx for your help.
:)
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I didn't find any specs on this specific disk, but it seems to have been
part of an IBM eserver box; they may have used OEM versions of other
manufacturers, since IBM don't make their own disks anymore.
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I guess it could be a Seagate Cheeta 10K.6 ST3146807LW 146GB
http://www.seagate.com/cda/products/discsales/marketing/detail/0,1081,531,00.html

If so it should have a 68 pin connector, and you'd need an wide/narrow
adapter to use it with a board like Adaptec 2904.

Also, that drive model don't have internal bus terminators, so you'd
need an active terminator as well, for the cable end.

Perhaps you could use something like this:
http://www.ramelectronics.net/html/wide-narrow-scsi-adapter.html
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However, the first thing for you to look at is some pics of scsi
connectors to verify the type used with your disk.:
http://www.ramelectronics.net/html/scsi_connecters.html

The one used internally on the Adaptec 2904, is the top 50pin "IDC50".

On Adaptec 2944 are IDC50, HD50, HD68 connectors.

(my assumption is that your disk uses a HD68 connector)

With some servers/workstations, there is another connector called SCA,
which has integrated power, and don't use the separate 4pin molex power
connector, if you have such a connector, you also need another
splitter/adaptor to get power hooked up.

/Rolf
 
Yousuf Khan said:
Excellent information.
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Little you know. It was actually quite poor.

Let's hope OP didn't see it as a recommendation to buy an AHA-2944UW.
 
On 2006-02-18 20:54, Folkert Rienstra wrote:
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Let's hope OP didn't see it as a recommendation to buy an AHA-2944UW.
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I hope so too. The OP only wanted to transfer some data from an old
disk, not build a server around it, as I understood it.
No point in spending too much effort on such a project.

/Rolf
 
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