G5 w/Adaptec 29160N SCSI card ?

badtzbadtz
Posted:
in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
Will the G5 work with the Adaptec 29160N scsi card?



[as in, will it fit in the 64-bit slots okay ...]





thanks for any help!



Adaptec 29160N Scsi Card

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  • Reply 1 of 9
    badtzbadtz Posts: 949member
  • Reply 2 of 9
    ipeonipeon Posts: 1,122member
    You mean, will the Adaptec 29160N scsi card work on a G5 Mac. I had my mind twisted there for a sec.
  • Reply 3 of 9
    badtzbadtz Posts: 949member
    I meant ....









    will the scsi card "physically" fit into the PCI slots on the G5 ...... ?





  • Reply 4 of 9
    ipeonipeon Posts: 1,122member
    Ahhhh, now we are getting somewhere.



    I don't now.
  • Reply 5 of 9
    badtzbadtz Posts: 949member
    Thanks iPeon
  • Reply 6 of 9
    fulmerfulmer Posts: 171member
    I don't see why not... It's a standard PCI card.



    The G5 uses 3 PCI-X slots, 1 x 133mhz, 2 x 100mhz...

    They are 64bit slots, but will work with 32bit cards.



    Is there some funky shape to this thing? Or is it a strange size card? If it's a normal sized card, then it should work.
  • Reply 7 of 9
    badtzbadtz Posts: 949member
    The main thing I'm wondering about is if the Adaptec 29160N uses 3.3 volts. [i'm unable to find anything pertaining to this on adaptec's site]



    ie.



    http://motu.com/english/other/g5/body.html



    they are offering new replacement cards for g5 machines because their current pci cards doesn't use 3.3 volts





  • Reply 8 of 9
    alfrankalfrank Posts: 17member
    I found some info on that card here:



    http://www.btinternet.com/~sgi320/PCI.htm



    And a general rule on 5V vs. 3.3V PCI cards here:



    http://www.btinternet.com/~sgi320/PCI_type.htm



    Hope this helps !



    Alex.
  • Reply 9 of 9
    badtzbadtz Posts: 949member
    thanks for the links alfrank!



    i guess that means that the 29160N is 3.3V and can operate in the G5? ?
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