Path: csiph.com!news.mixmin.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Mark Wade Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: SATA drive card Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2024 16:11:47 -0000 (UTC) Organization: Mac GUI Lines: 77 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2024 16:11:47 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="f9a0252b7d13d74f182df48197b227ee"; logging-data="4165787"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+Ec1l498reeXnVds2qAs1X" User-Agent: Mac GUI Usenet Cancel-Lock: sha1:EGMd/lrzd6s22zG3kzOtXs0SsFk= In-Reply-To: Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.apple2:48878 D Finnigan wrote: > Mark Wade wrote: >> D Finnigan wrote: >>> Mark Wade wrote: >>>> I have a card I purchased some years ago installed in slot 7 of a IIgs. >>>> I >>>> don't remember its provenance or name but was wondering if anyone >>>> remembers >>>> just what it is and if it will work in a //e. >>> >>> If it will work in a IIe: more likely yes than no. >>> >>>> >>>> The SCSI drive hooked to a Super Serial card in my //e seems to have >>>> failed >>>> (SCSI boot error), not the first time or drive. I've ordered a used 160 >>>> MB >>>> IBM HD from eBay, hopefully I can get that working. I'd rather leave >>>> the >>>> SATA drive in the IIgs but if I need to I was wondering if it's an >>>> option >>>> for the //e. >>>> >>> >>> Are you referring to a SCSI card in your IIe that failed? If you want to >>> continue using SCSI devices, you could upgrade to a solid state SCSI >>> disk >>> emulator such as a SCSI2SD. >>> >> >> The card,Apple Super Serial Card, seems okay. I think the drive has >> failed. >> I have a doohickey attached, an APC SCSI Sentry, and it seems the card is >> communicating with the drive. I'm hoping the drive I ordered, due >> Saturday, >> will work out. > > Interesting. I'd never heard of the SCSI Sentry device before. It's a > special terminator. > >> >> I was just wondering my options. >> > > There are enough options these days. :-) > > >> The SATA drive/card is in a spare IIgs and >> formatted and software installed for that machine and I'd like to leave >> it >> that way but if it will work in a //e and can be formatted with the >> utilities I have that would be an option. > > There's a good chance that the drive and card would work in the Apple IIe. > You would just need to put ProDOS 8 on it for the Apple IIe, instead of > GS/OS. > >> >> SCSI2SD I've looked at briefly some time ago when I heard of it. I >> thought >> they were in short supply due to chip shortages or do I have that all >> wrong? > > That may have been the case, but there are now a few clones and > work-alikes, > such as BlueSCSI and ZuluSCSI. Check them out. > Thanks much. I don't get much time with it but I really like that I have working IIgs, //e and Iic with accessories. Disk ][ drives clicking and whirring, lights blinking are cool but the //e is more fun with a HD attached also. -- Mark Wade