SCSI in SFF?

[daneldil]

I just picked up a 36g Seagate 15k U320 for a steal and I am thinking of building a SFF for a real fun LAN/game rig. Will a SFF system be able to handle the hea/power from this drive. Anyone running a SFF scsi system?

Regards

Dan

 

[paulmofyourhand]

I just picked up a 36g Seagate 15k U320 for a steal and I am thinking of building a SFF for a real fun LAN/game rig. Will a SFF system be able to handle the hea/power from this drive. Anyone running a SFF scsi system?

Regards

Dan

i know there a handful of SCSI/SFF owners @ sfftech.com , im guessin you want to go with the shuttle sFF, if ya do decide, get one with a 250w psu, and that should take care of a hefty filled SFF... there are a handful of people running two raptors in a RAID config, so im guessing that the SCSI doesnt pull as much power as them two?

 

[jaxx]

get a scsi controller and ur set.

 

[MrE]

Both the Raptors and the 15k SCSI drive only pull 20 watts during power (spin) up. They then hover around 10.5 watts during nominal use. Add a SCSI controller and get a good quality SCSI cable with terminator and you are all set. I'm guessing you bought a Cheetah 15k, so check out the tech specs Here

It pulls no more juice than your typical IDE drive.


Regards,

-E

 

[daneldil]

Thanx for the tips. I picked up the $35 LSI u160 controller plus LVD cable from newegg and will give it a try.

regards

Dan

 

[sativa]

Thanx for the tips. I picked up the $35 LSI u160 controller plus LVD cable from newegg and will give it a try.

regards

Dan

i have the exact same drive & card.. you will never use a 7200 rpm machine again without thinking about how f-ing slow it is.