Revised Rig? Thoughts? (new to SCSI)

[soulax]

Not enough funds to upgrade my mobo or CPU but i need to do a fresh XP install and im thinking about changing my HD config.

Currently: 80gig 8MB Cache Maxor for OS, partition for documents
120 gig Maxtor for Multimedia



I recently cam across a SCSI controller card, and 10k RPM 60 gig SCSI drive, my mobo has a built in RAID controller that i used to use, im thinking:

60 GIG SCSI for OS and documents (new partition for docs?, 15 gig for Win, and 45 gig for docs?)
120 Gig dual Maxtors for Movies (mirrored for protection against HD failuire)
40 gig dual Maxtors for Mp3 (mirrored for protection against HD failuire)

Ill have the 2 mirror raids running off the IDE RAID controller on the MOBO.
The 60 gig SCSI as my boot drive running of the SCSI controller
DVD-RW running in IDE-0 as my only onboard IDE device

I have an ABIT bd-7 raid, with 512 ram and a 2.4 ghz proccessor.

Id like speed and data security. I have a domain controller with a 200 gig Seagate that i will back up the 120 maxtor and the data partition to. The mp3s are backed up on the Ipod.

I have never used SCSI, and i acctaully need a cable to run from the HD to the controller, DB168 i think? I guess it doesn't need power like IDE?

[cyberjt]

LIttle confused on your SCSI hardware and i actaully need a cable to run from the HD to the controller, DB168 i think? I guess it doesn't need power like IDE?
SCSI internal cables are normally 68pin - and the drives have power connectors.

If your SCSI drive has no power connector and a long flat IO connector that looks more like it should recieve a PCB than pins then what you have is a SCA interfaced SCSI disk, and for this you will require an enclosure of some description or a little daughter convertor card (into which you plug the SCSI 68pin and Power connectors).

In principle the setup you propose is very similar to what I have -36GB SCSI Boot, 2x36GB RAID0 For scratch files and working files, and then a RAID1 ATA array 2x80GB for main files. Longer term storage is handled using NAS.

[soulax]

Ok there is only one port on the hard drive, and it came out of a Dell Power Edge which had a back plane. Could you point me in the direction of a link as to where I could see one of these adapter cards id need to get the drive workin... Thanks!

[Vertigo Acid]

Google is your friends ;)
http://www.google.com/search?q=sca+adapter&sourceid=mozilla-search&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official
E-bay is really the best place to get these for a reasonable price, or maybe @ scsi4me.com

[hulksterjoe]

I'm a little confused.. when did they ever make 60gb SCSI drives?

[soulax]

never, i made that up cause i don't know the exact size =P

[defakto]

If it doesn't have a power connector on the drive that would mean it's an 80 pin sca drive for a backplane. You'd need and 80 pin to 68 pin adapter.