I built a new computer (for home use) and I wanted really fast drives
so I bought 15K RPM Ultra 320 SCSI drives
Hitachi Ultrastar HUS153014VL3800 and FUJITSU Enterprise MAU3073NC
and
I bought a Adaptec SCSI Card 39320D. I didnt realize at the time that
the drives were 80 pin.
So I couldnt use them at the time I got together the rest of my parts
so I just threw in a IDE drive till I get this all sorted out and I
need some advise.
So I understand I need a 80 pin to 68 pin converter to make these
drives usefull to me I guess. From what I have researched so far I
found that I cant find a 80 pin SCSI cable and 80 pin SCSI controller
card.
So I guess my main question is.... Am I better off just buying SATA
drives or will these drives still out perform SATA drives even
thought
they will have to be connected via a 80 to 68 pin converter.
Chris wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I built a new computer (for home use) and I wanted really fast drives
> so I bought 15K RPM Ultra 320 SCSI drives
> Hitachi Ultrastar HUS153014VL3800 and FUJITSU Enterprise MAU3073NC
> and
> I bought a Adaptec SCSI Card 39320D. I didnt realize at the time that
> the drives were 80 pin.
> So I couldnt use them at the time I got together the rest of my parts
> so I just threw in a IDE drive till I get this all sorted out and I
> need some advise.
> So I understand I need a 80 pin to 68 pin converter to make these
> drives usefull to me I guess. From what I have researched so far I
> found that I cant find a 80 pin SCSI cable and 80 pin SCSI controller
> card.
> So I guess my main question is.... Am I better off just buying SATA
> drives or will these drives still out perform SATA drives even
> thought
> they will have to be connected via a 80 to 68 pin converter.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Chris
80 pin is intended to mate with a backplane. Adapters are available.
80 pin is essentially 68 pin plus a few extra for power.
You'd have to define "better off" to get a good answer to your question.
The adapter should have no effect on the drive's speed.
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On Jan 12, 3:26*pm, "Eric Gisin" <gi...@uniserve.com> wrote:
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> A recent 15K SCSI drive will outperform any 7200 SATA drive.
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Sorry Eric,
I know better I just didnt know how active these gruops are and I
wanted a answer quick. Plus not all are part of both groups.
On Jan 12, 10:23*am, CJT <abujl...@prodigy.net> wrote:
> Chris wrote:
> > Hello all,
>
> > I built a new computer (for home use) and I wanted really fast drives
> > so I bought 15K RPM Ultra 320 SCSI drives
> > Hitachi Ultrastar HUS153014VL3800 and FUJITSU Enterprise MAU3073NC
> > and
> > I bought a Adaptec SCSI Card 39320D. I didnt realize at the time that
> > the drives were 80 pin.
> > So I couldnt use them at the time I got together the rest of my parts
> > so I just threw in a IDE drive till I get this all sorted out and I
> > need some advise.
> > So I understand I need a 80 pin to 68 pin converter to make these
> > drives usefull to me I guess. From what I have researched so far I
> > found that I cant find a 80 pin SCSI cable and 80 pin SCSI controller
> > card.
> > So I guess my main question is.... Am I better off just buying SATA
> > drives or will these drives still out perform SATA drives even
> > thought
> > they will have to be connected via a 80 to 68 pin converter.
>
> > Thanks,
> > Chris
>
> 80 pin is intended to mate with a backplane. *Adapters are available.
> 80 pin is essentially 68 pin plus a few extra for power.
>
> You'd have to define "better off" to get a good answer to your question.
> The adapter should have no effect on the drive's speed.
>
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Yeah Im just talking performance. is converting it making it lose any
of its read time, seek time, throughput, etc...
Chris wrote in
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> On Jan 12, 3:26 pm, "Eric Gisin" <gi...@uniserve.com> wrote:
> > Do not post multiple messages to different groups.
> > A recent 15K SCSI drive will outperform any 7200 SATA drive.
> >
> > "Chris" <chris.ho...@gmail.com> wrote in message news:2e414e42-5010-4cb2-94c1-c534141f817a@j78g2000hsd.googlegroups.com...
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> Sorry Eric,
> I know better I just didnt know how active these gruops are and I
> wanted a answer quick.
Like it makes a difference.
> Plus not all are part of both groups.
Plus not all what?
>
> Thanks for the info though..
>
> Cheers,
> Chris
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