SCSI question

[Zalen]

I just got (free) a 4 gig and 3 cd drives. Is it worth setting up a second case for these? If so whats the best/cheapest pci scsi controller? I have plenty of hd drive space as it is but have always wondered about scsi, just could'nt afford it.

 

[Warrenton]

What CD drives? of course you need to have a cable to hook them up if you put them in another case.

I am considering getting a dual device external enclosure. Then just have my CDROM and CDRW on my desk. My DVD can stay in the case since its IDE.

 

[Zalen]

All the cd drives are 8X. Cable came with them. The drives came out of an old server from work the were going to throw away.

 

[BT7990]

Check out Tekram, the DC-390 is very affordable and very reliable. You can buy direct
http://www.tekram.com/


or check for a cheaper price.
http://www.pricewatch.com/

 

[Vincent]

Make sure you consider maximum cable lengths in your planning. The maximum length for a 50-pin FastSCSI2 (10MB/s) SCSI chain is 3 meters. The length of your internal cable plus the length of your external cable would have to be less than this. Ultra2 LVD SCSI (80MB/s) can have a cable length of somewhere around 12 meters. This is much nicer if you have both internal and external devices.

Although I've had problems with all 3 of my orders from them, Computer Geeks is selling a *really* cheap 50-pin external enclosure.

You can get more details about SCSI from the SCSI FAQ

 

[Zalen]

I have an old mid tower i would use to mount he drives in. It would be put right beside my system. I would just feed the cable through to it. I have a cable with a total of 6 connectors and about 3 ft total length. The Tekram seems to be the one to get from a price/performance stand point. Any other suggestions/ideas?