[RESOLVED] SCSI adapter

[2Fast2C]

Any one ever use an 80 pin adapter to 68 for sca hard drives? Do they work?

[BAD.IRON]

Should work just fine, I have several Adaptec 2940's 50 pins SCSI cards and that's the only way I can get them to work on the newer hard drives. The adapters are less expensive than a new SCSI card but they're slower.

[DonJ]

Hi,

I've never seen or heard of an 80 pin connector. The 68 pin connector refers to what is called Fast/Wide SCSI. The 50 pin connector refers to what is called Single Ended SCSI.

Yes, I have used a 68 to 50 pin adapter in order to run F/W SCSI drives on a Single Ended SCSI interface. The only thing is that you might have to force the drive for Single Ended operation...there is usually a jumper on the disk for that purpose...at least, on the Seagate drives there is one.

And, it works like a champ. Yes, the Single Ended SCSI is a tad bit slower than F/W, but the adapter only costs about $16-18.

Anyway, hope this helps you out...Good Luck!
DonJ


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Hey, it's all FM to me!