Re: scsi card compatibility under Debian
Any decent quality scsi card will have 50 pins. It would be
very shortsighted to buy a 25-pin card just to save a few bucks. There
are plenty of cable adaptors that will allow you to use a 25-pin
device with a 50-pin card.
- Robert Storey
On Sun, 9 Dec 2001 18:39:10 -0800
Mark Seven Smith <pampaluz@home.com> wrote:
> On Sunday 09 December 2001 01:07 pm, Jeffrey W. Baker wrote:
>
> <SNIP!>
>
> > To minimize cost, you want to get a SCSI card with the
> > same connector as your scanner. <SNIP!> For an HD50
> > connector get the 2940. For the DB25 connector, get a
> > 2904.
>
> Are you sure you meant the 2904? I cannot find a reference
> an Adaptec 2904 model anywhere on the Adaptec site; except
> for a European special version "AVA-2904", with a 50-pin
> high density external connector, and a 50-pin, flat ribbon
> internal connector.
>
> http://www.adaptec.com/worldwide/support/suppdetail.html?prodkey=AVA-2904
>
> There are NO Adaptec 2904 cards listed on eBay; although
> there are plenty of 2940 cards there. there is a 2906
> listed, too; it has an external DB25-pin connector; but it
> seems to be mostly for the Mac, as far as I can tell (I'm
> no good at this stuff, but I'm trying to learn).
>
> I might just snag a 2940 if I can get it cheap, and then
> get a different cable or an adapter.
>
> Anyway, thanks in advance... :-)
>
> --m7s
> pampaluz@home.com
>
>
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