Subject: Re: SS2 with SS5 SCSI HDD?
To: bsalai@rochester.rr.com, Harald Barth <haba@pdc.kth.se>
From: Mark Abene <phiber@radicalmedia.com>
List: port-sparc
Date: 05/09/1999 05:56:57
Look no further than a company called "UltraSpec Cables, Inc.",
www.ultraspec.com, 800-622-2537.  They specialize in cables for Sun, among
others.  The SCA80 to 50 header you require costs 45 bucks.  I've ordered
from them before, they're reputable.

-Mark

On Sun, May 09, 1999 at 09:24:07AM +0000, Stephen B. Salai wrote:
> Harald Barth wrote:
> > 
> > > Is anyone familiar with the internal centronics scsi connectors that were
> > > used on SS5's?  I have an SS2 with a 400mb HDD and I want to slap a 1.2Gb
> > > drive that came out of an old SS5 on, but I don't have any way of connecting
> > > the disk to the chain.
> > 
> > I've seen adapters, but in your case the adapter might be relative
> > expensive. Suggestion: Find a SS5 owner to trade with.
> > 
> > Harald.
> 
> 
> Or, even more fun, find an SS5. 
> 
> The connector on the SS5 disk is called SCA, (it includes the power
> connections) so what you need is an SCA--50 pin adaptor. I don't have
> one, but I've seen em mentioned, and for sale from time to time. As
> usual, if you need one, it will be hard to fine, and expensive ;(
> 
> Brad