Buying SCSI drives, what do i need to know? (used IDE only so far)

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  • Myst
    Confirmed User
    • Feb 2004
    • 4708
    #1

    Buying SCSI drives, what do i need to know? (used IDE only so far)

    ive got 3 ides in there, 1 cdrom.. thats all 4 slots.

    im thinking of buying a scsi drive.. what do i need to know about them? how are they different from ide?
    ICQ: 298-523-037
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    • bringer
      i have man boobies
      • Jul 2003
      • 13082
      #2
      google.com
      333-765-551

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        • dennisthemenace
          Confirmed User
          • Feb 2003
          • 2668
          #3
          Different interface, different cable.

          Easy to deal with and other than that it's roughly the same in usage.

          I have some of the 15,000rpm segate drives and thought they were pretty quick.
          All the best to you

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            • http
              Confirmed User
              • Oct 2001
              • 1811
              #4
              Originally posted by Myst
              ive got 3 ides in there, 1 cdrom.. thats all 4 slots.
              AFAIK You cannot plug the SCSI drive into any of the 2 IDE slots anyway so it shouldn't matter whether they are full or not.
              You'll prolly need an onboard or external scsi controller

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                • Myst
                  Confirmed User
                  • Feb 2004
                  • 4708
                  #5
                  how about firewire? are they faster than scsi drives?
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