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Alex Hunsley
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Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2004 3:33 pm    Post subject: connecting external drive to internal scsi connector on PCI Reply with quote
Are ther any caveats about connecting an external drive (DAT40) to an
internal scsi connector on a SCSI PCI card?
(Apart from the obvious fact that I have to get the cable from the
outside of the PC to the inside somewhere).
For example, what should the maximum cable length be?

I've tried googling for suggestions for this particular situation but
haven't found much yet...

alex
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Conny
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Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2004 4:34 pm    Post subject: Re: connecting external drive to internal scsi connector on Reply with quote
"Alex Hunsley" <lard@tardis.ed.ac.molar.uk> skrev i meddelandet
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Quote:
Are ther any caveats about connecting an external drive (DAT40) to an
internal scsi connector on a SCSI PCI card?
(Apart from the obvious fact that I have to get the cable from the
outside of the PC to the inside somewhere).
For example, what should the maximum cable length be?

I've tried googling for suggestions for this particular situation but
haven't found much yet...

alex

Not longer than 50 cm should be ok...
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Dave
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Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2004 6:35 pm    Post subject: Re: connecting external drive to internal scsi connector on Reply with quote
Quote:
Are ther any caveats about connecting an external drive (DAT40) to an
internal scsi connector on a SCSI PCI card?
(Apart from the obvious fact that I have to get the cable from the
outside of the PC to the inside somewhere).
For example, what should the maximum cable length be?

I've tried googling for suggestions for this particular situation but
haven't found much yet...

Sounds like maybe you need to hone your googling skills as this type of

question shows up at least once per month. Maximum cable length is
spsecified for each SCSI standard, try searching for "cable length scsi" and
sift through the thousands of hits. There is no way to answer your
question given the lack of information provided.

Out of curiosity why don't you use the external connector?
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Ron Reaugh
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Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2004 10:26 pm    Post subject: Re: connecting external drive to internal scsi connector on Reply with quote
"Alex Hunsley" <lard@tardis.ed.ac.molar.uk> wrote in message
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Quote:
Are ther any caveats about connecting an external drive (DAT40) to an
internal scsi connector on a SCSI PCI card?

Not really.

Quote:
(Apart from the obvious fact that I have to get the cable from the
outside of the PC to the inside somewhere).
For example, what should the maximum cable length be?

5 feet is safe under all circumstances. 10 freet is safe if only the tape
is on the SCSI chain. If LVD mode is in use then 30 feet might be possible.

Quote:
I've tried googling for suggestions for this particular situation but
haven't found much yet...
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Ron Reaugh
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Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2004 10:28 pm    Post subject: Re: connecting external drive to internal scsi connector on Reply with quote
"Conny" <NOSPAMuncurbed@swipnet.se> wrote in message
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Quote:

"Alex Hunsley" <lard@tardis.ed.ac.molar.uk> skrev i meddelandet
news:10mq4jh56qfs9fd@corp.supernews.com...
Are ther any caveats about connecting an external drive (DAT40) to an
internal scsi connector on a SCSI PCI card?
(Apart from the obvious fact that I have to get the cable from the
outside of the PC to the inside somewhere).
For example, what should the maximum cable length be?

I've tried googling for suggestions for this particular situation but
haven't found much yet...

alex

Not longer than 50 cm should be ok...

HUH...50 cm is not relevant to anything SCSI.
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Folkert Rienstra
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Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2004 11:38 pm    Post subject: Re: connecting external drive to internal scsi connector on Reply with quote
"Conny" <NOSPAMuncurbed@swipnet.se> wrote in message news:vh9bd.5999$d5.49657@newsb.telia.net
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"Alex Hunsley" <lard@tardis.ed.ac.molar.uk> skrev i meddelandet
news:10mq4jh56qfs9fd@corp.supernews.com...
Are ther any caveats about connecting an external drive (DAT40) to an
internal scsi connector on a SCSI PCI card?
(Apart from the obvious fact that I have to get the cable from the
outside of the PC to the inside somewhere).
For example, what should the maximum cable length be?

I've tried googling for suggestions for this particular situation but
haven't found much yet...

alex

Not longer than 50 cm should be ok...

Nonsense.
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Conny
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Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2004 1:15 am    Post subject: Re: connecting external drive to internal scsi connector on Reply with quote
"Folkert Rienstra" <see_reply-to@myweb.nl> skrev i meddelandet
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"Conny" <NOSPAMuncurbed@swipnet.se> wrote in message
news:vh9bd.5999$d5.49657@newsb.telia.net
"Alex Hunsley" <lard@tardis.ed.ac.molar.uk> skrev i meddelandet
news:10mq4jh56qfs9fd@corp.supernews.com...
Are ther any caveats about connecting an external drive (DAT40) to an
internal scsi connector on a SCSI PCI card?
(Apart from the obvious fact that I have to get the cable from the
outside of the PC to the inside somewhere).
For example, what should the maximum cable length be?

I've tried googling for suggestions for this particular situation but
haven't found much yet...

alex

Not longer than 50 cm should be ok...

Nonsense.

Depends if its a wide or SCSI 1 or 2...
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Folkert Rienstra
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Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2004 8:09 pm    Post subject: Re: connecting external drive to internal scsi connector on Reply with quote
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"Folkert Rienstra" <see_reply-to@myweb.nl> skrev i meddelandet news:2t64g7F1r7s2fU1@uni-berlin.de...
"Conny" <NOSPAMuncurbed@swipnet.se> wrote in message news:vh9bd.5999$d5.49657@newsb.telia.net
"Alex Hunsley" lard@tardis.ed.ac.molar.uk> skrev i meddelandet news:10mq4jh56qfs9fd@corp.supernews.com...
Are ther any caveats about connecting an external drive (DAT40) to an
internal scsi connector on a SCSI PCI card?
(Apart from the obvious fact that I have to get the cable from the
outside of the PC to the inside somewhere).
For example, what should the maximum cable length be?

I've tried googling for suggestions for this particular situation but
haven't found much yet...

alex

Not longer than 50 cm should be ok...

Nonsense.

Depends if its a wide or SCSI 1 or 2...

Utterly Clueless.
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Conny
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Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2004 11:18 am    Post subject: Re: connecting external drive to internal scsi connector on Reply with quote
"Folkert Rienstra" <see_reply-to@myweb.nl> skrev i meddelandet
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"Conny" <NOSPAMuncurbed@swipnet.se> wrote in message
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"Folkert Rienstra" <see_reply-to@myweb.nl> skrev i meddelandet
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"Conny" <NOSPAMuncurbed@swipnet.se> wrote in message
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"Alex Hunsley" lard@tardis.ed.ac.molar.uk> skrev i meddelandet
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Are ther any caveats about connecting an external drive (DAT40) to
an
internal scsi connector on a SCSI PCI card?
(Apart from the obvious fact that I have to get the cable from the
outside of the PC to the inside somewhere).
For example, what should the maximum cable length be?

I've tried googling for suggestions for this particular situation
but
haven't found much yet...

alex

Not longer than 50 cm should be ok...

Nonsense.

Depends if its a wide or SCSI 1 or 2...

Utterly Clueless.


...the rain is here.......
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Conny
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Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2004 11:24 am    Post subject: Re: connecting external drive to internal scsi connector on Reply with quote
"Alex Hunsley" <lard@tardis.ed.ac.molar.uk> skrev i meddelandet
news:10mq4jh56qfs9fd@corp.supernews.com...
Quote:
Are ther any caveats about connecting an external drive (DAT40) to an
internal scsi connector on a SCSI PCI card?
(Apart from the obvious fact that I have to get the cable from the
outside of the PC to the inside somewhere).
For example, what should the maximum cable length be?

I've tried googling for suggestions for this particular situation but
haven't found much yet...

alex

http://www.ahinc.com/scsi.htm
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Folkert Rienstra
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Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 9:51 pm    Post subject: Re: connecting external drive to internal scsi connector on Reply with quote
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"Folkert Rienstra" <see_reply-to@myweb.nl> skrev i meddelandet news:2tb3vsF1u752fU1@uni-berlin.de...
"Conny" <NOSPAMuncurbed@swipnet.se> wrote in message news:y%Bbd.106178$dP1.397029@newsc.telia.net
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"Conny" <NOSPAMuncurbed@swipnet.se> wrote in message news:vh9bd.5999$d5.49657@newsb.telia.net
"Alex Hunsley" lard@tardis.ed.ac.molar.uk> skrev i meddelandet news:10mq4jh56qfs9fd@corp.supernews.com...
Are ther any caveats about connecting an external drive (DAT40) to an
internal scsi connector on a SCSI PCI card?
(Apart from the obvious fact that I have to get the cable from the
outside of the PC to the inside somewhere).
For example, what should the maximum cable length be?

I've tried googling for suggestions for this particular situation but
haven't found much yet...

alex

Not longer than 50 cm should be ok...

Nonsense.

Depends if its a wide or SCSI 1 or 2...

Utterly Clueless.


..the rain is here.......

Needless to say more ...
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Folkert Rienstra
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Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2004 1:37 am    Post subject: Re: connecting external drive to internal scsi connector on Reply with quote
"Conny" <NOSPAMuncurbed@swipnet.se> wrote in message news:814cd.106395$dP1.398135@newsc.telia.net
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"Alex Hunsley" <lard@tardis.ed.ac.molar.uk> skrev i meddelandet news:10mq4jh56qfs9fd@corp.supernews.com...
Are there any caveats about connecting an external drive (DAT40)
to an internal scsi connector on a SCSI PCI card?
(Apart from the obvious fact that I have to get the cable from the
outside of the PC to the inside somewhere).

Depends on the card:
SE up to 3 meters for less than 5 devices or 1.5 meters for 5-8 devices
for Ultra SCSI, 3 meters unrestricted (except for spacing requirement)
for Fast SCSI.
LVD up to 12 meters depending on bus rate and more than 2 devices,
up to 25 meters for point to point.

Quote:
For example, what should the maximum cable length be?

I've tried googling for suggestions for this particular situation but
haven't found much yet...

alex

http://www.ahinc.com/scsi.htm

Oh wow, a retailer website.

And no 50 cm anywhere in sight.
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