Re: connectivity of PCI dual ultra3 scsi host adapter

From: mak (co4770_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 10/28/04


Date: 28 Oct 2004 10:00:28 -0700


"Ron!" <fbr@m-net.arbornet.org> wrote in message news:<xamdnWv0cNaQ2OLcRVn-vA@comcast.com>...
> "mak" <co4770@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:a6f69f9b.0410262230.6c36e8cf@posting.google.com...
> > Hi,
> > Can I connect a DDS4 tape drive to a PCI dual ultra3 scsi host adapter
> > on our sun machine.
> > Appreciate if someone can advise!
>
> the scsi protocol is backwards compatible, so this will work. you obviously
> won't get
> the benefit of the ultra 3 speed, but you wouldn't get it anyway as it's a
> tape device.
>
> only problem i forsee is the adapters/cabling.
>
> Ron

Actually we want to use it for temporarily with our old DDS4 tape
drive, Our new sun machine base configuration doesn't have any
internal tape drive.

Anyone tried?

Regards



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