Thursday, July 21, 2005

SCSI Hard Drive Basics

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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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