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Things that tempt me

Posted by: ArmorAlley on 2023-08-15 11:39:51

This thing is bad news.
I don't need it.
It will consume probably far too much electricity.
It will be loud.
It will far too big for my wants (my needs have ĺong been met).

But I wants it, my Precious.
It has SATA to SCSI. I could put in 16x SSDs and have a wonderful RAID-10 system for my B&W G3.
At CHF 99 and the cost of going to collect it, it's not even all that expensive...

The link is here just in case anyone wants to share my pain: https://www.ricardo.ch/de/a/avolusion-sb-3163sa-3u-16bay-scsi-to-sata-raid-6-1238872030/

Posted by: cheesestraws on 2023-08-15 11:46:35

Yes, I'd be tempted by that too. What a thing.

Posted by: Phipli on 2023-08-15 11:51:15

This thing is bad news.
I don't need it.
It will consume probably far too much electricity.
It will be loud.
It will far too big for my wants (my needs have ĺong been met).

But I wants it, my Precious.
It has SATA to SCSI. I could put in 16x SSDs and have a wonderful RAID-10 system for my B&W G3.
At CHF 99 and the cost of going to collect it, it's not even all that expensive...
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The link is here just in case anyone wants to share my pain: https://www.ricardo.ch/de/a/avolusion-sb-3163sa-3u-16bay-scsi-to-sata-raid-6-1238872030/

So would that work with an SE? With the right cable?

Posted by: cheesestraws on 2023-08-15 11:52:53

So would that work with an SE? With the right cable?

I believe so, if I'm reading the spec right.

Posted by: Phipli on 2023-08-15 11:54:06

I believe so, if I'm reading the spec right.

Build a 32TB RAID, then partition 2GB of it 🤣

Posted by: ArmorAlley on 2023-08-15 11:58:55

So would that work with an SE? With the right cable?

You might need two cables and a bridge device.
I've never seen a 25-pin SCSI to 68-pin SCSI LVD cable.
You may also want to check the Avolusion site for System 6-7 drivers although I'm putting my faith in SilverLining d2.

Posted by: pfuentes69 on 2023-08-15 12:19:45

All nice things in Ricardo are for pick-up in the Swiss-German side... I lost so many opportunities!

Enjoy that monster if you get it!

Posted by: olePigeon on 2023-08-15 12:41:23

Does A/UX know what to do with large storage? I'm trying to think how Apple handled file storage larger than 2GBs. Or did they just let Windows NT do it?

Posted by: joshc on 2023-08-15 13:04:57

Party pooper has entered the chat. Imagine the noise it makes though, look at all the small fans! 💩

Posted by: ArmorAlley on 2023-08-18 00:00:20

Party pooper has entered the chat. Imagine the noise it makes though, look at all the small fans! 💩

Well, I could do with a machine that helps dry clothes in the cellar in winter...

Posted by: mg.man on 2023-08-20 13:53:37

I've never seen a 25-pin SCSI to 68-pin SCSI LVD cable.

You mean one of these...

Posted by: ArmorAlley on 2023-08-21 09:40:58

You mean one of these...
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So they exist then! Aside from the ultra-narrow 68-pin slots, I thought that I had seen all of the standard SCSI plugs found in use with Macs. I must go look for a few. It will save me a 50-pin SCSI device in the middle.

Posted by: mg.man on 2023-08-21 13:21:53

I must go look for a few.

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