[SunRescue] 2nd hard drive in Tatung SS20 clone?

[MikeNicewongertwmaster at twmaster.com]

Just out of curiosity, BTW I am glad you have figured that connector out,
what were you expecting to see for a SCSI connector?

Cheers,

Mike N
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michele Stuart" <mds at heretical.net>
To: <rescue at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2000 12:18 AM
Subject: Re: [SunRescue] 2nd hard drive in Tatung SS20 clone?


> Found it.
>
> >From  http://www.seagate.com:80/support/kb/disc/scsirev.html
>
> SCSI Narrow
>
>       This term refers to the 1 byte wide data bus on a 50-pin parallel
> interface
>       that is defined in the ANSI standard SCSI-1 (X3.131-1986).  The
narrow
>       bus consists of 8 data lines with parity, a series of control lines
> and the
>       matching ground lines.  Seagate designates a narrow SCSI interface
with
>       an "n" in the model number.
>
> They even had a picture, which made it all much more clear to me.
Apparently
> I hadn't searched quite as thoroughly as I'd thought.  It really does look
> quite
> different from what I envision when I think "SCSI", which is typically
> something
> more along the lines of  the SCSI-II interface that the external cdrom
drive is
> hooked to.
>
> I thank you all who replied to me. I appreciate it.
>
> Michele
>
>
> At 10:48 AM 10/25/00, you wrote:
> >and its not the same as the connector that runs to the installed
ST15230N?
> >
> >-wu
> >
> >
> >>From: Michele Stuart <mds at heretical.net>
> >>Reply-To: rescue at sunhelp.org
> >>To: rescue at sunhelp.org
> >>Subject: Re: [SunRescue] 2nd hard drive in Tatung SS20 clone?
> >>Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2000 10:37:53 -0400
> >>
> >>Sadly,  yes. There is a floppy drive installed, but the bracket in this
> >>particular position is entirely internal. Perhaps it is a connector for
> >>something other than a hard drive though; I was assuming hard
> >>drive because there's a drive bracket installed there, as well a
> >>power-coupling.
> >>
> >>Thank you for the response.
> >>
> >>Michele
> >>
> >>
> >>At 03:20 AM 10/25/00, you wrote:
> >>>Sure that is not the floppy connector? 34 pins.
> >>>
> >>>Mike N
> >>>----- Original Message -----
> >>>From: "Michele Stuart" <mds at heretical.net>
> >>>To: <rescue at sunhelp.org>
> >>>Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 1:31 AM
> >>>Subject: [SunRescue] 2nd hard drive in Tatung SS20 clone?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> > Hi, all.
> >>> >
> >>> > I have Tatung CompStation 20SL. When I open it up,. I see it's one
hard
> >>>drive,
> >>> > which is a Seagate ST-15230N (Hawk 4). It's listed on Seagate's
specs
> >>> page
> >>> > as having interface: SCSI II/ASA II.
> >>> >
> >>> > Next to is a bracket for another hard drive (I assume) that has what
> >>> looks
> >>>for
> >>> > all the world to me like an IDE connector. Since I don't see how
that can
> >>>be,
> >>> > can anybody tell me what kind of connector this is? I've been
searching
> >>>the
> >>> > web for info on the various SCSI interfaces and haven't found one
that
> >>>looks
> >>> > like it. The connector itself has a tag on it saying it's made by
3M, if
> >>>that
> >>> > helps (it hasn't helped me any).
> >>> >
> >>> > Thank you!
> >>> >
> >>> > Michele
>
> --
> Michele Stuart
> mds at heretical.net
>
>          "Connie quite liked the life of the mind, and got a great thrill
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>
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