Hardware question. The fixed version.

[Craig White]

On Mon, 2002-12-09 at 17:05, Michael Havens wrote:
> Sorry. I should have proof read it before it was sent.
> Here is the fixed version.
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> Hello all.
> 	As you may know it has been determined that my CD Rom is bitting the dust. As 
> a result of this determination I choose to 'win' one of the Compaq computers 
> given away as a door prize a couple of weeks ago at the east side PLUG 
> meeting. The gentleman who donated these informed me that the CD Rom was a 
> SCSI device and to make it work I just had to remove the board it was 
> attached to also. The next day I happily opened that box up to discover that 
> the board it was attached to was the mother board. Does this mean that he was 
> incorrect when telling me it was a SCSI device. More than that, where are the 
> used computer hardware stores and how can one tell if the boards or devices 
> you get there are SCSI or not.
> 		Any info would be greatly appreciated!
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SCSI Data Cables/Connectors are different than IDE cables. IDE drives
have 40 pin connectors, SCSCI 1/2 have 50 pins (I'm not going to go into
68/80 pin configurations since we are talking CD-ROM)

Look - New 52/56x IDE CD-ROM drives were advertised in today's paper at
Fry's for $20

Has to be cheaper and easier than buying a used SCSI controller and
making it work unless you enjoy the exercise.

Craig