What parts do I need for these SCSI drives?

[Megatomic]

I'm new to SCSI hard drives and I need some help in procuring the parts I'll need to get them hooked up into my system.

The drives I have:
2 x Fujitsu MAN3367MC U160 SCSI SCA2 LVD
LINKAGE

I'll be attaching them to my A64 system. The mobo is a Soltek K8AN2E-GR (NF3-250Gb s754). The case is an Antec Sonata.

Right now all I have is the drives themselves, nothing else. What will I need? And what is the best vendor for me to shop at for this stuff? Or am I just better off trying to trade these for something a little less exotic (raptors)?

Thanks for any help you can give me.

 

[flynlr]

start with this http://tinyurl.com/avlms
should do the trick

bit pricey though .was cheapest i found that included the cables you would need.

 

[Megatomic]

Yeah, that card IS expensive. I am not sure if that is feasible for me. I guess I could haunt FS/FT and/or ebay to find one used.

And I found a store called HyperMicro. They seem to specialize in SCSI stuff. They have SCA2 adapters for about $10 each. I guess I'll need 2 of those.

 

[dclive]

I'd sell the drives and go SATA. For individual workstations I don't see the SCSI advantage anymore. The card listed isn't even a RAID card.... and 40GB ea. is smallish nowadays, what with 120G drives going for $30 ....

 

[Megatomic]

It would be for boot and applications not for storage. I'm sure 10K RPM U160 drives are faster than my ATA133 drives.

 

[mechBgon]

Originally posted by: dclive
I'd sell the drives and go SATA. For individual workstations I don't see the SCSI advantage anymore. The card listed isn't even a RAID card.... and 40GB ea. is smallish nowadays, what with 120G drives going for $30 ....

Make a pre-patched Office AIP and a custom transform, then test-install it to the same drive it's located on, and I think you'll see who wears the nametag :evil: My old Cheetah 15k.3, which is a has-been in the SCSI world, can still hammer it out in about half the time of my shiny new Barracuda 7200.8 SATAII drive. Mmmm, me wantie Fujitsu MAU-series next... 😀

For two SCA2 drives, yeah, you would want a pair of 80-to-68 converters, an LVD cable and terminator, and maybe the economical LSI Logic U160 card. Hypermicro is a reliable outfit to buy from, and I think they have a better price than Newegg for the U160 card, cables and terminators.

 

[Megatomic]

Thanks mech. :beer:

 

[mechBgon]

Sure thing 😀

 

[Calin]

Originally posted by: Megatomic
It would be for boot and applications not for storage. I'm sure 10K RPM U160 drives are faster than my ATA133 drives.

SCSI drives will smoke the hell out of any SATA drive (except maybe for a WD Raptor)