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

[nick at snowman.net]

But it has many different connecters outlined and spec'd in the SCSI spec.
	Nick

On Thu, 26 Oct 2000, Brian McCloskey wrote:

> scsi is a protocol. it is a defined set of rules for communication and 
> signaling among specific devices. it is not a connector.
> 
> -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: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 00:18:09 -0400
> >
> >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
> >out of it.  But she did think it  overdid itself a little."
> >                                                                 -- D.H.
> >Lawrence,  "Lady Chatterly's Lover"
> >
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