[LightWaver-67]

Per another thread I have in the "Hardware" section, the second-part of it pertains to peripherals. Do any of you have experience or recomendations for SCSI to FireWire converters...?

I am thinking of attempting to migrate our CURRENT Graphics server Hard Drive from a G4 Tower and install it into an earlier CRT-Based iMac and use IT as the new GRFX Server. Why? It's an inexpensive way for the company to get another graphics workstation (G4) without spending a lot of money on new equipment.

Now... we do three things with our server data: 1) Daily backup to DLT, 2) Weekly Backup to DLT taken off-site, 3) Weekly Archival of completed jobs to DVD to create server space.

My concern is our DLT Backup solution. It utilizes an HP DLT-1 Drive connected via SCSI to the G4. My only option with current hardware would be to purchase a SCSI to FireWire adapter to connect the DLT1 to the iMac.

Do ANY of you have positive or negative experiences with these converters/adapters...?

Thanks so much.

[TMLai]

I had used the Belkin unit with a flatbed scanner. It only work with the software that specifically said the adapter was supported. But not work at all with other softwares. Buy it from retailer that have good return policy to test it out.

[LightWaver-67]

So... I may be hosed then...

I wrote directly to Belikn describing my exact configuration asking if it would work, but who knows if I'll ever get a response or not. Hence me asking the general Mac community for their experiences.

Thanks for your feedback.

Anyone else have experience with these adapters...?

[Langdon]

I have an Orange SCSI to Firewire Converter. It has worked fine without divers in X since 10.1. I have used it on SCSI HDDs, Zip 250, SCSI floppy, and a slide scanner with no problems.

[torifile]

Originally posted by Langdon:
I have an Orange SCSI to Firewire Converter. It has worked fine without divers in X since 10.1. I have used it on SCSI HDDs, Zip 250, SCSI floppy, and a slide scanner with no problems.

Ditto. I haven't been using it recently since I've now got an internal CD burner. It's just collecting dust. LightWaver-67I'll sell it to you for $20 if you want it.

[scottiB]

I found another one:

http://www.2ndwave.com/

and another:

http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/def...spx?edc=268320

Make sure you have the correct SCSI adapter or cable--many of these adapters have DB-25 connectors.

Interface reference images can be found here:

http://www.ahinc.com/scsi.htm

It may be worth taking torifile up on his offer for $20. The only problem that I can see arising is bandwidth choking in keeping up with the tape writing. From the drive's specs (PDF found here), this'll write at 3MB/sec (uncompressed) and SCSI-1's threshold is 5 MB/sec (which is the interface of DB-25)--you may be cutting it close.

From the specs, that drive has an ultra-wide SCSI-2 connector, which can accommodate 80 MB/sec.

For $20 it might be worth testing it, but I don't know if I'd trust my data to it (which is worth much more than the cost of a G4).

Truly, these adapters are for peripherals that don't require hours of continuous use--I presume it takes at least a couple hours to write a full backup?