[4734] in linux-scsi channel archive
Re: SCA (-2 or -3) drives?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (BMM)
Sun Sep 27 18:49:34 1998
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1998 18:46:07 -0400 (EDT)
From: BMM <bmm@minder.net>
Reply-To: BMM <bmm@minder.net>
To: Brendan Miller <brmiller@wco.com>
cc: linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <19980927124710.10300@xenon.kudzu.gammalink.com>
I have two 2.2Gb Barracuda's with SCA-2 interfaces off of a aha2940. I'm
mostly happy with them, with a few exceptions. First, the adapter is a
bit unwieldy, as it has to accomodate a power connection and jumper
settings as well as your ribbon cable. Second, for reasons I haven't
been able to puzzle out, the two I have get pretty flaky unless I turn off
the wideness in the 2940's bios. I've also noticed that these guys tend
to be priced lower than other disks.
-Brian
On Sun, 27 Sep 1998, Brendan Miller wrote:
>
> Here's a question I've been dying to ask for several years...
>
> What's the deal with the SCA 80-pin connector drives? Will they work
> in a PC with the 80-50 or 80-68 adapter? Is this a safe thing if the
> "microcode" on the drive is not specifically for a Sun or some other
> beast?
>
> It is frequent that I see 80-pin SCA-2 or SCA-3 drives for sale cheap,
> and it is tempting to load up my SCSI chain with them, but are there
> gremlins lurking?
>
> What's the *FULL* story?
>
> Brendan Miller
>
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