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Help with OLD scsi drive

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velvetpants

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I have a Seagate 5.25" ST-225N SCSI drive which I need to grab some files from. From what I gather it has a SCSI1 interface with a 50 pin connector ( http://stason.org/TULARC/pc/hard-drives-hdd/seagate/ST225N-21MB-5-25-HH-SCSI1-SE.html#.UcxIFyh7ZhE ).

The only SCSI card I have available right now though is much newer and I think it has an Ultra2 Wide SCSI and a 68pin connector. ( http://www.zdtronic.com/CONTROLLER-...-WIDE-LVD-SCSI-CONTROLLER-CARD--SYMBOIS-.html )

Can I somehow use the drive with this card, if I get an adapter or something?
If not, what will I need to connect this drive to a computer made in this century?

Assume I know nothing about scsi.

Thanks.
 
I think I might one of those connecters at home. What kind of slot does your MB have for the SCSI card? I might even have a 50-pin card available too.
 
There are plenty of SCSI cards sitting in idle/mothballed XP/win98/winME machines right now. If you can find one you can probably get it for $0 to $20. You just gotta find one lol. I happen to have one tucked away in the corner of the lab. It is installed in an old CD duplicator system that we no longer use but havent thrown away.

This is the card:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Adaptec-SCS...sk_Controllers_RAID_Cards&hash=item3a81d3cdcc

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Adaptec-AHA...sk_Controllers_RAID_Cards&hash=item51aa3bc628
 
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I might have an old SCSI adapter around the house.

Given it's age, you'll probably need to read up on setting SCSI ID's.
 
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