[Info-vax] SCSI2SD storage - was: Replacing SCSI disks in PS433AU for VMS

[John H. Reinhardt]

On 10/6/2020 10:02 AM, John H. Reinhardt wrote:

> For a while I ran it off the 50-pin port on a KZPBA-CX (QLogic 1040) card, but since I still have LVD SCSI drives as the boot drives in order to save PCI space I switched to a KZPEA-DB (Adaptec 29160).  One U160 bus runs the SCSI disks and the other I have going to the SCSI2SD with a 68-pin to 50-pin adapter plugged into it
> <https://www.ebay.com/itm/SCSI-3-HPDB68-Female-to-IDC50-Female-Internal-Adapter/270737996823>  So far no problems.  The KZPEA does have a 50-pin connection but threading a high-density 68-condoctor SCSI cable through the DS10 chassis was actually easier than the stiffer 50-connductor cable.

I typoed that Adaptec card, it's a 39160

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John H. Reinhardt