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SCSI in a new PM, PCI-X?
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I am on the verge of purchasing a new PM, I'm considering the DP 2.0 or DP 2.3.
The 2.3 I am mainly interested in because of the PCI-X. I have a Adaptec 29160 (PCI/PCI-X) card, and was wondering if this is usuable in the PM. I saw a post of someone selling the same card in the forums so it seems that it will work in the PM? Adaptec's site for the 29160 does not show Mac OS X in the list of supported operating systems.
Also, is there a noticeable improvement in using PCI-X over PCI in a desktop system? I have several Seagate Cheetah 10k rpm U160 drives that I would like to run.
Is anyone using SCSI in their PowerMacs and give me any advice/tips or any links to any further information? I've never tried running SCSI in a Mac system before.
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I had an ancient SCSI CD Burner that refused to run in OSX 10.2 and later. No idea about HDs.
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Found some articles saying that Adaptec does support the "PowerDomain 29160" (APD-29160) card, and Adaptec has a different product page for it than the "PC" version of the 29160 I have.
(ASC-29160). 
They seem to be slightly different cards as the Mac version APD-29160 seems to require a PCI-X as it requires a 64-bit PCI slot and has different dimensions, oh well, I guess I'm getting a DP 2.0
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Originally Posted by mhuie
Found some articles saying that Adaptec does support the "PowerDomain 29160" (APD-29160) card, and Adaptec has a different product page for it than the "PC" version of the 29160 I have.
(ASC-29160).
They seem to be slightly different cards as the Mac version APD-29160 seems to require a PCI-X as it requires a 64-bit PCI slot and has different dimensions, oh well, I guess I'm getting a DP 2.0
Adaptec's support for OS X is awful. I doubt you're going to get the card to work -- do a search on Adaptec and OS X in Google. You'll find Dantz's article saying Adaptec cards aren't supported for Retrospect.
It hasn't gotten any better. If you MUST use SCSI, you may want to consider an ATTO UL4D card.
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If you want to continue using your old gear, just think about whether it makes financial sense. If your hds are small – say 9 gig 10k drives – it would probably be cheaper to buy a Raptor (if you need the speed) which you can simply plug in your PowerMac. Those Mac SCSI cards aren't cheap …
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Thanks for the input. I have used the SATA Raptor and still prefer SCSI, but it seems it is too much trouble ($$$) to be worth it.
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The Raptor has the same specs (estimated lifespan, warranty) as 10k SCSI drives. If you really need the speed, go for it.
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