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IDE to SCSI
Name: Jordo Date: January 31, 2003 at 23:55:19 Pacific OS: OS 8.0 CPU/Ram: 66MHz\40Mb
Comment:
Recently my SCSI mac HDD failed, and I do not have the money at this time to buy a new SCSI HDD and since I have alot of IDEs can someone tell me if I can make a converter for IDE to SCSI and if so where can I find the plans.
Name: jonsaw Date: February 1, 2003 at 00:34:54 Pacific
Reply:
As far as I know, there are no "kit plans" to build an IDE to SCSI converter (or SCSI to IDE, depending on how you look at it); the only thing that comes close are PCI slot cards to which you connect IDE drives. Sonnet makes some good ones; the model name is Tempo. However, your Mac needs to have PCI slots; from the specs you post in your header, your Mac runs at 66 mhz, so it's probably an older Mac model that doesn't have PCI slots. Check this, and if it does have PCI slots, give it a try.
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Response Number 2
Name: ChrisP Date: February 1, 2003 at 02:39:29 Pacific
Reply:
Jordo -
E-Mail me (paxcirca@ku.edu). I can set you up with a drive (working, of course) for the cost of shipping.
----chri.s-
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Response Number 3
Name: the pickle Date: February 1, 2003 at 09:04:11 Pacific
Reply:
Any converter is going to cost far more than a new SCSI drive would.
Summary: I know there are IDE-to-SCSI converters, but I don't think you can go in reverse. However, PC SCSI cards are cheap - like $15 - so that's probably a better idea. You'll need software capable of readin...
Summary: You can't change a disk from IDE to SCSI. You can ADD a SCSI chain by getting a PCI SCSI card. Sounds like a good bet, but WHY? I would get a faster IDE drive. And to be honest..if you get a NEW IDE d...
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