Kingman2 0 Posted May 7, 2000 I ve got IBM SCSI HDD (DRVS-09V) But i have no idea what SCSI card i have to use or mother board. there are too many SCSI cards..(SCSI1, SCSI2, SCSC3, Ultra... Ultra 160, Ultra Wide........ LVD.... and so on) also i have no idea which one is fit for my HDD. IBM site shows that I need to use Ultra 2 SCSI(LVD) card. But I'm not sure i have to use LVD or not. also, I don't know the diff. between Ultra 2 and SCSI2 (maybe same) Can you give me some advises? Which SCSI card is fit for me? Is it better to buy scsi card on board? Share this post Link to post
YuppieScum 0 Posted May 7, 2000 www.adaptec.com That's the first place to go about SCSI. Read that, then ask again... Share this post Link to post
Damien 0 Posted May 7, 2000 Yep - look at the Adaptec website- personally I always prefere a scsi card solution rather that motherboard embedded chip - with a card you're always free to upgrade it - you can also apply standard bios upgrades - without having to wait for the manufacturer of your motherboard to bring an upgrade out. LVD stands for Low Voltage Differential - it's the standard of connection used by both scsi2 and ultra160 - if my machine is anything to go by, the LVD connector has twice as many wires as a stardard ultra scsi lead - rather like the doubling up of wires on the ide UDMA66 cable. LVD therefore allows higher data transfer rates with increased reliablilty. I'm using the new Adaptec 29160 64bit PC I scsi controller - which using adaptec's speedflex technology allows devices of different tranfer rates to cooperate fautlessly - something that's not generally possible with other soltions. Share this post Link to post
