SCSI Hard Drive Basics

Posted by ttblogger on 07/21 at 03:03 PM Permalink

The common computer utilizes either ATA or SATA hard drives, as was discussed in this previous Tech Tip. There is another standard for connecting hard drives which doesn’t find its way into too many personal computers, but is quite prominent in servers and high-end work stations: SCSI.

SCSI stands for Small Computer System Interface, and if you don’t want to pronounce each letter individually, it’s OK to call it “skuzzy.” SCSI, like ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment) or SATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment), can be used for connecting more than just hard drives to a computer system, and some of the other peripherals that can support SCSI include tape drives, optical drives, printers, and scanners.

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    Posted by tom ragsdale  on  02/23  at  11:05 AM

  1. i have an asus mother board p5n32-sli deluxe.i have a 200 g maxtor hd.ide installed.i purchsed a 500g western digt.sata hard drive i cant get it to install on my computer.will the sata500 drive not work with the ide 200g maxtor.i boot computer up still dont show. i have the power cable and dadat cable hook up correctly.just want reconz.any help email me if you can help ill give you my phone number or send me eail with yours ill call my longdistance is free.thaks tom ragsdale

    2. Posted by Jack  on  11/18  at  10:29 PM

  2. I’m running W2k on an Abit KX 7333 board with an Adaptec 39160 PCI SCSI card and 5 Maxtor SCSI drives between 9 and 147 gigabytes. A couple questions, please:

    1. What bus position should the OS drive (9 gig) be attached, that is, where on the cable should the OS drive be positioned, first after the card or last in front of the terminator?

    2. What position should be the 147gig … the largest drive ... at either end of the bus, opposite the OS drive?

    3. Time to time I get an ASYN advice on the boot screen at one of the installed 18 gig drives, then the ASYN advice goes away on the next boot? Whassup?

    3. Posted by Steve  on  05/23  at  10:21 AM

  3. I am really confused and wonder if I could bend you ear a second. I have a computer that has two hard drives that are running RAID 0 from an on board (Intel) RAID controller. The spec sheet on the motherboard says the RAID is SATA 150. Now the fun starts, the motherboard died and I have purchased a different motherboard altogether. It has SATA RAID but totally different connectors. I bought a PCI card and tried using it. I can see the drives but not the volume and the drives say they are SCSI!? Is there an easy way to save my hard drives? Can I buy a connector that converts between the small SATA connector and the 39 pin IDE style connector? I would REALLY appreciate any advice you have!!

    Regards

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