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AdultWire · 06-20-2002, 11:36 PM

Here's a few more answers for the curious.

1. Yes, the 50 pin stuff is older spec. But a SCSI bus can only operate at one speed at a time. That means, if you put 50 pin stuff and 68 pin stuff together, you get old slow SCSI speeds PERIOD. 20 or 40 MB/s, instead of 160.. to ALL devices. But that card can accommodate 2 chains.. a slow one, and a fast one.. so that's the solution ERU is going to go with.

2. Yes, the card is self terminating, but a SCSI bus (read: a scsi wire) needs to be terminated at BOTH ends. Most drives include terminators that can be enabled with a jumper, but they SUCK compared to a good dedicated termination device. Eru will be using the INCLUDED TERMINATED CABLE with his 68 pin devices, and using the built in terminator on his CD-ROM burner for the 50 pin chain. 50 pin SCSI stuff isn't quite as picky as 68 pin stuff.

The bottom line is.. most shops don't know how to do SCSI correctly.. just like they don't know how to do RAID or AMD correctly. If you want to do it.. do it yourself, and make sure you do your reading. SCSI is not quite childsplay (although it's not terribly difficult) and if done right, will whoop major ass.

06-20-2002, 11:36 PM
AdultWire Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 962	Here's a few more answers for the curious. 1. Yes, the 50 pin stuff is older spec. But a SCSI bus can only operate at one speed at a time. That means, if you put 50 pin stuff and 68 pin stuff together, you get old slow SCSI speeds PERIOD. 20 or 40 MB/s, instead of 160.. to ALL devices. But that card can accommodate 2 chains.. a slow one, and a fast one.. so that's the solution ERU is going to go with. 2. Yes, the card is self terminating, but a SCSI bus (read: a scsi wire) needs to be terminated at BOTH ends. Most drives include terminators that can be enabled with a jumper, but they SUCK compared to a good dedicated termination device. Eru will be using the INCLUDED TERMINATED CABLE with his 68 pin devices, and using the built in terminator on his CD-ROM burner for the 50 pin chain. 50 pin SCSI stuff isn't quite as picky as 68 pin stuff. The bottom line is.. most shops don't know how to do SCSI correctly.. just like they don't know how to do RAID or AMD correctly. If you want to do it.. do it yourself, and make sure you do your reading. SCSI is not quite childsplay (although it's not terribly difficult) and if done right, will whoop major ass. __________________ SIG TOO BIG! Maximum 120x60 button and no more than 3 text lines of DEFAULT SIZE and COLOR. Unless your sig is for a GFY top banner sponsor, then you may use a 624x80 instead of a 120x60.