SCSI LV-D

I have a bunch of these drives and I use them in my SGI systems. I've never been able to find a controller that let's me use them in a PC. If you find one that works, I would appreciate hearing about. Thanks Rob On Mar 18, 2006, at 2:11 PM, Roy J. Tellason wrote: > On Friday 17 March 2006 05:50 pm, Don Y wrote: >> Roy J. Tellason wrote: >>> Got a box of SCSI drives a while back, and in there is one that's >>> apparently 18G, but it's marked "LV-D" which from my >>> understanding of >>> things won't work with anything I have here. Can any of you guys >>> use >>> this? >>> >>> Ideal for me would be a trade for something roughly comparable in >>> size... >> >> Most likely Low Voltage Differential. > > What I was thinking... > >> Many LVD drives can also be run single-ended (either by autosensing >> the connection *or* with a strapping option on the drive). >> Without a model number, it's hard to tell. > > I don't know why (and can't seem to lay hands on the book I was > using for > reference in this) I assumed that it couldn't be used single- > ended. The > model is IBM DNES-318350 E182115 F, and yeah, it does say "LVD/ > SE" on > there. :-0 > > -- > Member of the toughest, meanest, deadliest, most unrelenting -- and > ablest -- form of life in this section of space, a critter that can > be killed but can't be tamed. --Robert A. Heinlein, "The Puppet > Masters" > - > Information is more dangerous than cannon to a society ruled by > lies. --James > M Dakin >