Question about SCSI

[biscuitlover]

I am new to the world of scsi and was just wondering that if I purchased a seagate cheetah (4th generation, 18xl) could I use it on an adaptec 2940uw controller. And if so, would it degrade performance??? I know that the 4th gen cheetah's are ultra scsi(i guess which means they can transfer 160mb/sec??). I guess what i am trying to say is would it be advisable to put the hd on a 2940 or go out and buy the 19160.

 

[PistachioByAzul]

It would probably degarde performance alot, as that drive is Ultra160 and the card is UltraWide, two generations old.

 

[XeonTux]

I would recommend 29160 or 29160N over 19160 if you EVER plan to run anything besides Microsoft Windows. ie, linux

 

[Pariah]

It would barely degrade perforance at all. The 18XL is only capable of about 35MB/s, while the real world limit of SCSI UW is around 33MB/s. No need to go waste money on another controller.