Re: Apple SCSI connection

[dempson@atlantis.actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

In article <456bq2$hjg_001@234.151.151.du.nauticom.net>,
Kevin Loesch <kloesch@nauticom.net> wrote:
> 	 I have a standard rev.c Apple SCSI card and was wondering
> if there were any restrictions on what type of drives this would handle.

Almost any SCSI hard drive should work.

You will have problems dealing with a drive larger than 64 MB if you
have a IIe, because the partitioning software can only set up two
partitions.  With a IIgs, you can use Advanced Disk Utility to set up
many more partitions (only seven are accessible under ProDOS-8, for a
maximum of 224 MB).

I am using a Quantum LPS240 (about 230 MB) on a Rev C SCSI card, and
it works fine.

> Right now I have an old Apple SC20 hooked up to it but its beginning to
> fade and I was thinking of putting a new drive in the old case.

You might run into problems replacing the mechanism - newer drives are
likely to be a smaller form factor (3.5" vs 5.25", possibly thinner as
well) and might not mount in the old case.  There may also be problems
with the power supply, but this is less likely.

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David Empson
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