It sounds like you have a wide SCSI drive with the regular wide SCSI
connector. There are other types of wide connection available, but the
68-pin version is the one used for internal, non-hot-swap drives. The pins
are close together, which I guess is why you describe it as high density.
I can recommend the Buslogic - sorry, I mean Mylex - BT950 wide adapter.
This is one of the cheapest wide adapters available, and is very fast. I
have two wide ones and a narrow one in my machine, and they run well using
the standard Linux driver; thank you http://www.dandelion.com/Linux/.
Regarding the cable, if you buy the kit (KT950) instead of the bare card
(BT950), you'll get the cable you need, but this is more expensive ($188)
than the card (BT 950) alone ($128). The prices quoted are the lowest
listed at the time of writing on http://www.pricewatch.com/.
Regarding compatibility with the Quantum drive, I have six wide Quantum
drives attached to my BT950's, and they all work very well indeed.
The latest BT950's also have some RAID capabilities: Check out
http://www.mylex.com for more details.
I hope this helps.
-----Original Message-----
From: Bryan Swann [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, March 27, 1998 9:32 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Which Controller?
> Someone donated a Quantum 4.3 GB disk drive for my cause. It is a wide
> SCSI drive with the 68 pin connector. I've never worked with a wide
> SCSI connector and I'm not sure if there are several "types" of
> interfaces. I believe this is the high-density interface, if such a
> thing exists. Anyway, I would like to install this on a Pentium II
> system that I just ordered.
>
> Although I have looked through the list of supported SCSI cards, I am
> overwhelmed. Who makes the "PMxxxx" cards or is that simply a chipset?
> I went to the NCR page, but couldn't find any information about there
> controlers. Can someone suggest a very reliable NCR or BusLogic
> controler that should be compatible to my drive? Do I need to order a
> special SCSI cable or should ALL wide SCSI cards have a means of
> plugging directly into my drive?
> Thanks in advance.
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