DrBean <counterbean@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm intending to buy a used Adaptec 39160 Ultra 160 SCSI card and a
> IBM DDYS 36950 Ultra 160 SCSI hard drive.
>
> I'm wondering if I will have any problems building my own system with
> this combination. (I have never built my own computer before.)
>
> I am also wondering if I will be able to put a IBM Ultra 2 39130 on
> the bus (?)
>
> I am also interested in advice for CPU and motherboard for this
> combination. (Cheap. This is only for a personal web site.)
If you wanted cheap you ******* up already by getting a SCSI card and disk.
Now you need to buy a SCSI cable.
DrBean <counterbean@gmail.com> wrote:
> Cydrome Leader wrote:
>
>> If you wanted cheap you ******* up already by getting a SCSI card and disk.
>> Now you need to buy a SCSI cable.
>
> Yes the cable was going to cost almost as much as the Adaptec adapter.
>
> But I ended up not buying them because the drive had an 80-pin SCA
> connector (http://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/if/scfi/cables_SCA.htm)
Ha. You'll have to get a SCA adapter, to use with that drive.
SCA adapters are less than $10, but that's another extra you need to just
get get started.
If you have a trusty source, a used server might be a good home for all
the stuff. Even a 5+ year old VAlinux machine will have the correct
airflow to keep the drive cool, assuming the fans are still good.
adaptec 39160 with IBM 36950 
Linear Mode
