u160 SCSI stuff

Hey, I have a friend that blew some cash on some fast storage hardware.

For starters, he got the Seagate Cheetah X15 ST336752LC which is 36.7GB and runs at 15,000RPM. It has an 80-pin SCA interface.

Now he needs a controller, so he bought the Adaptec 19160 u160 SCSI controller, which has one 68-pin connector for LVD SCSI and one 50-pin for Ultra SCSI.

Obviously you can see the problem at hand. I have a 80-pin drive and a 68 or 50-pin controller. Here's what I told him to do but I don't know if I'm right:

I told him to buy a typical 68-pin cable and an adapter that converts 68-pin to 80-pin. Will this work? It doesn't sound like it does, but there are so many denominations of SCSI, I really don't know. I don't use it :)

help

It will work. the 68 pin connection handles data whereas the 80 pin connection handles data and power.

oi, thank you

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I have the U160 LSI controller (68 pin) and the 80pin version of the Seagate x15.3 drive. Just make sure you get a good adapter. I bought mine for $20 from www.hypermicrosystems.com . I believe they still have free shipping as an option if you mention storagereview.com as a reference.

This setup works flawlessly btw.