Re: Using 20SC with //GS?

[Wayne Stewart <waynes@intergate.bc.ca>]

Marvin Miller wrote:

> Hi;
>
> I need some hard drives for my //gs. I was thinking of using the
> RAMFast SCSI card and some 20SC external hard drives.
>
> I'm planning on replacing whatever's inside the 20SC cases with a more
> modern 2+ gig hard drive and daisy chaining them together.
>
> Does anyone see any problems with this? The reason for the 20SC's is
> that I need cases and they seem to be pretty cheap on e-bay.

You could run into a problem with some newer drives and the ramfast.
Some drives require the SCSI interface to have a SCSI id of it;s own
and the Ramfast doesn't. This can cause all kinds of difficulties. The
Quantum fireball is a prime example.

> Also, can people use these as is with the //gs?

The SC20 case itself is nice in that it has mounting holes for either
3.5" or
5.25" hard drives.

   Wayne