Zlatko Krastev/ACIT wrote:

All SCSI devices conforming to the standards are backward-compatible. Thus
you can use Ultra160 HDD with SCSI-2 F/W controller or connect a SCSI-2
device to Ultra2 controller, etc. The transfer speed in the lowest
supported by both controller and device.

Small caveat there.... Don't try to connect single-ended to
differential, nor LVD to anythign except LVD... You'll let the magic
blue smoke out otherwise (Or at best blow the fuse. Hopefully a thermo
that resets itself, although I've still seen dead cards & devices from
this as well).

I am running different combinations and had no serious problems. The main
problem with components of different generations are cables and/or
(connector) convertors.

Zlatko Krastev
IT Consultant






Mark Stapleton <stapleto AT BERBEE DOT COM>
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I'm trying to set up a portable demo unit for TSM, using a laptop that has
an Adaptec APA-1460A PCMCIA card; the card supports SCSI-2. Does anyone
out
there have any experience with any compatible (and current) tape drive
that'll run of this card?

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Mark Stapleton (stapleton AT berbee DOT com)
Certified TSM consultant
Certified AIX system engineer
MCSE

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