[K12OSN] adding Scsi drives to desktop

[Krsnendu Dasa]

So it seems if I want to get the benefit from a u320 SCSI drive I will
need to find a motherboard that supports it directly (probably
cheaper) or a motherboard that supports PCI-X.

Thanks.
Krsnendu dasa

On 03/08/06, David H. Barr <dhbarr at gozelle.com> wrote:
> Not sure which version of the KT6 Delta you're using (
> http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_detail.php?UID=474
> ), but it doesn't look to me like any of them have a PCI-X slot (
> http://www.msi.com.tw/images/product_img/mbd_img/6590v2.0.jpg ).
>
> So dual-channel u320 (probably 10k rpm?) drives would absolutely
> saturate your PCI bus.  You -can- install a PCI SCSI card, but you
> likely won't get much in the way of added value from a top-end
> controller like that HP; and in fact, not all PCI-X cards will even
> function on a vanilla PCI bus (although some will).
>
> Regards,
> -dhbarr.
>
>
> On 8/3/06, Krsnendu Dasa <krsnendu108 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I have an desktop that I am using as my server. It has AMD 2500XP on
> > MSI KT6 Delta Motherboard. Can I put a pci scsi card on this computer
> > and run u320 scsi hard drives with it? Would this boost performance?
> > I have seen an HP 64 Bit/133 MHZ PCI-x dual Channel ultra 320 Internal
> > SCSI Card at an auction and wondered if it would be worth getting.
> >
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