Seagate Cheetah 15k rpm hard drives good?

[ExtremeGamer09]

I was wondering if Seagate Cheetah hard drives are any good?

 

[mechBgon]

There are five generations of Cheetah 15k drives, which one(s) are you asking about?

 

[Kromis]

Originally posted by: mechBgon
There are five generations of Cheetah 15k drives, which one(s) are you asking about?

:shocked:

Are you for reals?

Wow...never knew that!

 

[ExtremeGamer09]

its called the Seagate ST3146854LC

Its a 146GB 15k rpm
80 pin
Ultra320 SCSI

 

[mechBgon]

Originally posted by: ExtremeGamer09
its called the Seagate ST3146854LC

Its a 146GB 15k rpm
80 pin
Ultra320 SCSI

Cheetah 15k.4. That's one of the fluid-bearing generations, which is a good thing. If you want a SCSI drive, it's OK but you will need either an 80-to-68 adapter or a hot-swap rack. And forced-air cooling would be highly recommended. SCSI is not the hot buy in terms of GB per dollar, so weigh the options for your own needs.

Are you for reals?

Yeah, they went

X15
X15-36LP (fluid bearings from here on, I gots one)
15k.3 (I have one of these too)
15k.4
15k.5

 

[ExtremeGamer09]

do i just buy the 80 to 68 adapter and thats it?

is it like this?

http://cgi.ebay.com/New-SCA-adapter-80-...9QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[mechBgon]

Originally posted by: ExtremeGamer09
do i just buy the 80 to 68 adapter and thats it?

is it like this?

http://cgi.ebay.com/New-SCA-adapter-80-...9QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Something like that. I'd get one that's definitely rated for Ultra320, or better yet, get a 68-pin drive. You will also need a compatible SCSI card (LSI Logic U160 is a cheap one you could watch for), a compatible cable and a terminator.

 

[compuwiz1]

We already told you not to buy 80 pin SCSI drives, in your other thread. There is no need. All cables, and all SCSI controller cards are 68 pin. Is this so difficult to understand? If you are finding 80 pin drives on Ebay, they are going to be pulls from servers, and are going to have lots of hours on them. Besides, you have to spend extra money on adapters then, so your cables will work.