Re: Dumb question about Sider drives

[Lockar <lockar@nospam.com>]

   Wayne,

     Thanks for the info.  That's what I was thinking, but I wasn't
sure and didn't want to try it either.  I have the SASI drive card so
that's not a problem.  I was just wondering why the RamFAST SCSI card
could use the card, which you answered.

    So what kind of drive is in the unit it's self.  Is it possible to
replace the drive inside the case at all?

     -Lockar



In article <36cd6118.0401040836.8925615@posting.google.com>, Wayne
Stewart <waynes@intergate.ca> wrote:

> Lockar <lockar@nospam.com> wrote 
> > My friend dropped off his GS to me last night.  It had some goodies
> > with it and one thoses was a Sider drive.  He says that he was using it
> > with his RamFAST SCSI card. 
> > 
> >     Can this drive be used with Apple's Fast SCSI card? If so how would
> > I go about using it with other SCSI drives?  Would it go at the end of
> > chain then?
> > 
> >       -Lockar
> 
> The Sider is SASI not SCSI. It's very similar to SCSI but not the same.
> The Ramfast designers took that into account when designing the Ramfast
> but Apple didn't. Out of curiosity I've tried one on a couple of
> different SCSI cards but had no luck.
> 
> Warning: anything that provides term power will toast a Sider drive.
> I'd rather not talk about that experience.
> 
> Wayne