SCSI Question

[Jester]

I've been wanting to run a 10k rpm SCSI drive for my OS and I think I've finally found the drive I want for very cheap. It's a 4.5GB which is fine for me since I can't even fill up my 13.6GB. It's up on ebay, I haven't bid on it yet:

http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dl ... URL=0&rd=1

My question is, about how much will the hardware for running an LVD drive cost? My controller is an UW and has a 68-pin connector. I don't have a 68pin cable or any kind of LVD convertor. Thanks for any help.

[Jim Z]

My controller is an UW and has a 68-pin connector. I don't have a 68pin cable or any kind of LVD convertor. Thanks for any help.

An SCA-to-68pin convertor is about $20. You'll only need a regular flat UW cable and SE terminator, for 2 reasons:

1) LVD drives do not self terminate
2) your controller is only capable of single-ended UW operation (40 MB/s peak)

A twisted-pair LVD cable with terminator can be had for about $50, so an UW ribbon and terminator will be cheaper.

Save your pennies for an Ultra2 LVD card, though. The speed boost is nice

[EvilHorace]

IMHO, "going cheap" and SCSI shouldn't mix. 4.5 gigs is also too small for a modern day PC. If you want to go SCSI, save up for a better, larger SCSI setup. I have no regrets for buying my Seagate X15, 18gig, 15,000rpm hdd last year as it truely rocks although I could use more space actually (maybe I'll add another?). The hdd switch from an older 5400 rpm IDE hdd made more of a noticeable difference to me than upgrading cpus from 550mhz-1.2ghz. My hdd didn't come cheap however.