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Re: [PLUG] OT: SCSI controllers 4sale
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this is correct, LVD and HVD are different types of SCSI devices requiring a
different controller - probably a more expensive one. these controllers are
not LVD/HVD capable.
Well...
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> people often seem to confuse this (gabrial, help out?)
>
> SCSI 1, 2, and 3 are COMMAND SETS
> I sometimes see a cable marked as "SCSI 2"... and well I have 50 pin
> SCSI 1 and 50 pin SCSI 2 devices with the same cable. As far as I know
> the numbers only indicate supported command sets.
>
> Narrow, wide, fast, ultra indicate speed/bitwidth
>
> Most drives are compatible with faster/slower interfaces.
> The main importance is that an LVD drive or HVD drive or "normal" drive
> will normally not work on a different type of interface
> (and likely will fry something).
>
> -- noah
>
> On Wed, 12 Jun 2002, W. Chris Shank wrote:
>
>> i believe so. most scsi so far has been backwards compatible - which
>> is why the 2940UW supports scsi 1, 2 & 3.
>>
>> > 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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