Re: OT: SCSI ultra320 on ultra160 adaptor
On Wed, 2005-04-27 at 11:06 -0800, Greg Madden wrote:
> On Wednesday 27 April 2005 04:58 am, michael wrote:
> > I can't find out from poking about on the Net whether I can plug a
> > new U320 SCSI HD into a Ultra160 SCSI adaptor (Adaptec 39160 to be
> > precise). Given the excessive price of U160 SCSI HDs over U320s I'd
> > be happy to lose the performance in transfer rates as long as it
> > worked. All pointers welcome!
>
> AFAIK you can use any scsi drive as long as the connector is the same,
> i.e. 68 pin , it is not a good idea to mix LVD & SE drives, for
> performance purposes only. The scsi hba gives you the option to adjust
> the sync rate for each drive,160 or 320.
> --
> Greg C. Madden
Greg & Glenn - thanks. I'll go get me a U320 rather than waste money on
U160. Ta. M
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