[DMCForum] HDs (was: Farrar and Martin are MIA...)

["Flavia" <frvianna@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Martin_

I don't know if that will help you, but I have a Jaz drive that is 
SCSI and it's awesome, I don't think it's slower than a USB 1.0. 
Despite of the fact that I am a huge fan of USB (I've had it since 
like '99, when it wasn't that famous yet), I can't find any SCSI port 
to hook up to my motherboard. I have a new computer it's 2.4G 500mhz 
clock therefore I have nothing but IDE, PCI and USB, I don't think I 
have a parellel port to be honest. 
Bottomline is that I was fixing my roommate's computer and she has a 
5yo Gateway. Her Quantum HD worked in my computer, it's a 12Gb, but 
she has a lot of music and she bought a new western digital 80mb, 
guess what, it fits but doesn't work in her computer, her BIOS 
doesn't detect it, but it does in my Dell. Then I was reading the 
HD's manual and it said something about that type of HD not working 
in older computers. i'll read the manual again and see exactly why. 
Probably only ebay will have a connector for your HD, since you said 
it's not an IDE. Like I said, it's VERY hard to find any SCSI 
adaptor. I never noticed if SCSI 2 is longer than IDE, I can check 
that too and let you know, the hint to tell IDE and SCSI apart, at 
least the way I do it is to look at the pins' thickness. The SCSI is 
thin, kinda like that needle inside cable TV cables (maybe even 
thinner), IDE is thicker.
Actually ebay is awesome to shop for HDs, it breaks down by size and 
other details i.e. connector type. But if you are having problems, 
you are better off with a new computer, not brand new, but newer. My 
roommate spent like $50 on a new HD that is not working in her 
computer, and $50 is about how much her computer's worth at this 
point. I really don't know of any other HD connections other than 
USB, IDE and SCSI, anyone???

Flavia
--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Martin Gutkowski - DMUK Ltd 
<martin@xxxx> wrote:
> Still here, the delete key is getting a lot of use on the 'forum 
though. 
> I'm v busy right now and my main hard disk is playing silly buggers 
and 
> needs cajoling into spinning up. Took 2 hours of faffing tonight to 
get 
> it to work.
> 
> Can anyone tell me what type of HDD I have? I "borrowed" an Adaptec 
> AHA2940 PCI SCSI card from work together with an ancient double-
height 
> 3.5" 9.1Gb Quantum drive plus a Seagate Cheetah 3.5Gb. These two 
drives 
> were old when I knobbled them, and that was in '99, They've worked 
> flalessly running my Win98 PC ever since, but the Seagate's getting 
> temperamental. I  know I should be able to find a cheap replacement 
with 
> oodles more capacity but I haven't  a clue what they are - all I 
know is 
> I used to call it "Ultra wide SCSI" - it has a smaller D-type 
connector 
> instead of the ones that look like IDE but are longer (SCSI 2 ?). 
The 
> drive in question doesn't even have teh D-type connector on it, but 
as 
> longer wierd connector which includes the power rails! It then has 
a 
> little daughterboard that goes on this giving me my bus connector 
and 
> standard 4-pin power. I haven't worked with PC's for 5 years now 
and am 
> well out of touch!
> 
> Martin
> 
> Andrei Cular wrote:
> 
> > Last night I was wondering why we haven;t heard from them in 
sometime as
> > well.  I kind of miss Farrars quotes and intresting view points, 
and
> > Prof Martin reminding people of basic physics.  Cause we all know 
now HP
> > is caluclated based on time, and that a high HP engine will take 
out a
> > high torque engine any and every day ;)
> >
> > Andrei

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