Re: [PLUG] OT: SCSI controllers 4sale

[JP Toto <viceclown@yahoo.com>]

If I plug an Ultra160 drive into a controller that only goes up to Ultra 
Wide - will the drive automagically drop down to Ultra Wide protocal? 
(This is assuming I have the proper cables and connections of course.)

- JP

W. Chris Shank wrote:
> yeah, an ultra160 is about $300. this model peaks at 40Mb/s, or so the
> marketing literature says. 
>
>
> > On Wed, Jun 12, 2002 at 12:16:29AM -0400, kaze wrote:
> >
> > > $15 inc shipping? Why so cheap! I don't need one, but am just curious.
> > > Are newer ones that much better? Is that the market price?
> >
> > It's significantly lower than the market price, but this isn't
> > exactly a high performance SCSI controller. (Or maybe I'm jaded.
> > ;^> UW... ::yawn:: give me Ultra160, bare minimum, FCAL preferably.)
> >
> > That aside, it's a totally useable controller, and a steal at that
> > price for someone who needs only the performance it gives, knows
> > that they want to be using SCSI (those that think they don't just
> > don't know they do ;^>), and has the appropriate drives.
> >
> > --
> > gabriel rosenkoetter
> > gr@eclipsed.net
>
>
>
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