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To: Clarence Dodge who wrote (9195)11/8/1999 8:24:00 PM
From: QwikSand  Read Replies (2) of 14778
 
I want to move my old 1 gb external Jaz from the Mac over to the PC. Aside from getting PC software from Iomega I need to get my onboard 50 pin SCSI adapter connection from the mtherboard out to the back of the case to hook the ext Jaz onto but still support a 50 pin internal ribbon as well. How is this done?

I did that a couple of years ago. The problem today is finding the right cable. Since the motherboard connector is always terminated, you have to find a cable with a 50-pin internal connector on one end, some 50-pin internal connectors in the middle (optional--assumes you have some internal 50-pin devices), and a bracket with a 50-pin SCSI II external connector at the other end. Then, you just have to connect your external SCSI chain to the bracket connector, make sure none of your internal devices on that cable is terminated, and make sure your Jaz drive is terminated.

Internal-to-external cables like this are still packaged with a lot of host adapters and SCSI-motherboards. The problem is, they used to be 50-pin but these days they're all 68-pin, and very few stores carry the old 50-pin kind. You can get an external 50-to-68-pin adapter from Adaptec or other vendors (which basically passes through the narrow SCSI lines to the external devices and actively terminates the additional lines), and that would let you plug your Jaz into a 68-pin inside-to-outside cable. Kind of a waste though...once you do that, you can only use 50-pin external devices.

Regards,
--QwikSand
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