Re: [OT] SCSI disk for SGI Indy
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Hi,
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Michael Dosser wrote:
| Hello dear list members,
|
| I'm successfully running Debian/GNU Linux on my SGI Indy R4600PC for
| nearly one year now. This machine acts as mail/web/shell (-> nethack)
| server for a few users and is very stable (crashed only once most
| probably because of ipv6). As the disk in this machine is quite small
| (2 gigabyte) I'm planning a diskupgrade.
| Ok, all i know is the SCSI controller supports narrow 50 pin SCSI-2
| drives. Question:
| a) Is it possible to use 68 pin ultra SCSI drives with a 68 pin to 50
| pin adapter? Like let's say the barracuda 36ES2 [0]?
Yes it is. You need something like the following:
http://www.ht.com.au/Scripts/xworks.exe?PART:82686#Tof
| b) Is it possible to use lvd drives (u2w, u160, u320) with the
| apropriate adapter? These drives are a lot cheaper than the above.
I'd have a guess it probably is, but I don't know as I don't know that
much about SCSI.
There's a whole list of adaptors here:
http://www.ht.com.au/Scripts/xworks.exe?CAT:AW7#Tof
| If any of these question have positive answers, what should the
| termination of the drive be (like now without termination?)?
|
| Thank you for your attention,
|
| mic
|
| [0]
|
http://www.seagate.com/cda/products/discsales/marketing/detail/0,1081,508,00.html
|
I'd try looking around at a few places local to where you are, but this
is what I know is available.
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