EIDE-SCSI converter info request

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in Genius Bar edited January 2014
I did not see any reference to converters in this forum and was interested if anyone has used them and what experiences, good or bad, that they would share.

When I bought my CDRW drive last year I saw that it used an IDE-SCSI converter. I scrounged two EIDE Hardrives and bought converters for them too. However, the Western worked perfectly but the IBM occasionally would not mount. I switched converters and the problem stayed, so I know it was not the IODATA converter. I traded the IBM for another Western and no longer have the problem.



I am once again looking to get another Harddrive and since I cannot use Firewire with my older Mac systems and a 160G EIDE is a lot cheaper than SCSI I will be buying another converter.



That is unless someone knows of a Firewire-SCSI converter

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 4
    allinoneallinone Posts: 279member
    Your post is very confusing.



    What is the model of your computer?



    Have you considered a ATA PCI card?



    There are many, here is one I am looking at for my old 8550, only $45!:



    <a href="http://eshop.macsales.com/Item_DealMac.cfm?ID=2909&Item=VSTATARAID"; target="_blank">http://eshop.macsales.com/Item_DealMac.cfm?ID=2909&Item=VSTATARAID</a>;



    Pair that with a cheap, 80GB drive, only $80 (after rebate)!:



    <a href="http://www.staples.com/Catalog/Browse/SKU.asp?BCFlag=False&PageType=1&SKU=443232"; target="_blank">http://www.staples.com/Catalog/Browse/SKU.asp?BCFlag=False&PageType=1&SKU=443232</a>;





    Have you considered a Firewire PCI card?



    Here's one for under $25:



    <a href="http://eshop.macsales.com/Catalog_Item.cfm?ID=4480&Item=OWCLUCT5X"; target="_blank">http://eshop.macsales.com/Catalog_Item.cfm?ID=4480&Item=OWCLUCT5X</a>;
  • Reply 2 of 4
    I agree fire PCI card cheaper but FireWire to SCSI you can get can be a bit glitchy depending but I beleive Orange Micro used or still do make it.

    Leave USB to SCSI well alone as it stinks big time.



    Hope this helps.
  • Reply 3 of 4
    mrbilldatamrbilldata Posts: 489member
    Sorry for the confusion.



    I have two IIsi systems. The first one is max'd out with 6 Harddrives(2 120GB EIDE + 4 50GB) and the other has only 4 36GB drives. They are my file/print servers. Each system has a card slot in the back, but I don't think that it is PCI.



    I appletalk to a Powerbook Wallstreet and an Emate.

    I have Firewire, USB, and SCSI on the Powerbook, but that doesn't help on the servers.



    Thanks for the advice.

  • Reply 4 of 4
    allinoneallinone Posts: 279member
    [quote]Originally posted by MrBillData:

    <strong>Sorry for the confusion.



    I have two IIsi systems. The first one is max'd out with 6 Harddrives(2 120GB EIDE + 4 50GB) and the other has only 4 36GB drives. They are my file/print servers. Each system has a card slot in the back, but I don't think that it is PCI.

    </strong><hr></blockquote>



    No it's NuBus.



    IIsi, I can't believe it. Those things shipped with 40MB HD and you've got nearly half a terrabyte on one.



    I don't think I can help you with this.



    How does it work? You have a chain of external SCSI devices each one with a converted ATA drive inside?



    And they are networked through AppleTalk? 10 BaseT?



    I would have thought you'd reached the limit of what you could do with these systems a long time ago...



    What OS are you running on these things?
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