Need help: 68 pin scsi to 39 pin adapter
Posted by Significant-Act2514@reddit | vintagecomputing | View on Reddit | 6 comments
I have two 25 year old HDDs with 68 pin SCSI connectors. I am trying to find a way to connect them to a FIDECO USB to IDE adapter in order to see the data. The FIDECO has a 39 pin port and a 43 pin. All are female ports, so I need a 68 pin male to 39/43 pin male. Does anyone have any suggestions for me?
International-Pen940@reddit
The 68-pin drives are wide SCSI, which itself has variations in speed, although the variants are usually compatible. It is easy to pick up an Adaptec PCI card and put it in any old machine with a PCI slot, this is probably what that drive was used with. I suggest Adaptek because driver support is probably the best.
mega_ste@reddit
you cannot connect SCSI to IDE.
guiverc@reddit
The protocols of the data differ, and not just the cable/pins. The SCSI interface, whilst old (but with many upgraded versions), is more complex than the intergrated drive electronics (IDE is a much simpler/cheaper interface)
Baselet@reddit
Just get any old PC with a PCI slot and pretty much any scsi card. Now you have devices that can talk to each other and all you have to do is get cables and adapters to hook them up.
Scoth42@reddit
Can't connect a SCSI drive to IDE. They're completely different interfaces. There are SCSI to IDE adapters but I have no idea if/how well they work with USB IDE adapters. You'll need to find something with a SCSI interface to access them. There are USB to SCSI adapters but they're much rarer and more expensive than IDE.
NarcissisticSupply69@reddit
You can't connect a SCSI drive to an IDE bus. You'll need a USB to SCSI adapter.