[ale] SCSI help

[James P. Kinney III]

The main use for SCA is in a hot swap setup. The SCA plugin has data,
power, and SCSI-ID connectors. They are also less expensive than the
drives with separate plug/sockets/jumpers. There are adapters for SCA to
"normal" SCSI/power/ID. 

Do you need hot swap capabilities? If you're on this list, OF COURSE YOU
DO!! What a silly question :)

Realistically, hot swap is useful for mission critical, RAID setups
only. Even really high-end home hobbyist can live well without hot swap
drives.

On Wed, 2002-06-19 at 22:47, Dennis Herrick wrote:
> 
>  
> > SCA Really isn't a cable interface, it's more for 
> > drive-to-backplane. 
> 
> Maybe I worded my question poorly... Is there an advantage to getting an
> external case with the backplane and then getting 80 pin drives? Or just
> stick with the standard 68 U160 cables and drives?
> 
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