Isn't ultra2 usually LVD interface? If it is LVD you probably won't be able to use it on the narrow channel. If it isn't LVD, where do you find these drives?
On Tue, 23 May 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Tue, 23 May 2000, John Gould wrote: > > > Sorry, but this is rubbish! The SCSI controller will have no effect on the > > disk rotational velocity. However this is not what the poster asked! If > > you put an Ultra 2 wide on a non wide channel the transfers will be eight > > bits at a time instead of 16, i.e. half the speed, but it will work > > fine. Some cards like the AHA2940UW have a wide and a narrow channel, if > > the Ultra wide disk is put on the UW channel and the Ultra disk is on the > > standard channel there will be no effect on performance. > > > > HTH JohnG > > On a somewhat related note.. I have a 2940UW. Can I use a 50 pin Ultra2 > drive on the 50 pin Narrow channel? I know I wouldn't get U2 speeds, but > the 50 pin narrow channel is all I have to use. 68 pin UW is too > expensive and hard to find these days. I can find 50 pin Ultra2 > 18 gig drives for pretty cheap. Thanks. > > Ian > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >
