[DMCForum] Re: HDs

["Flavia" <frvianna@xxxxxxxxx>]

one of the reasons why I am a big fan of SCSI , I didn't know you 
were in the UK, but most likely it might be as hard as it is to find 
SCSI (any type) here. That is what we have ebay for :)

Flavia
--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Martin Gutkowski - DMUK 
<martin@xxxx> wrote:
> I Bought an 18gig SCSI2 compaq drive off ebay UK for £12.50 but it 
too 
> keeps crashing out. If it weren't for my solid reliable ancient 
> double-height quantum drive, I'd start blaming the adaptor!
> 
> With scsi, the bios doesn't matter, it's all taken care of by the 
ASIC 
> on the SCSI card. This frees up processor time and allows me to use 
my 
> nice new P3 450 (£25) which is ample wunning win98 and netscape...
> 
> Martin
> 
> Flavia wrote:
> 
> >
> > 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

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