willi wees ons op de site van een Duitse computerhandelaar die converters verkoopt om IDE apparaten op SCSI controllers aan te sluiten. Ook IDE harde schijven met aangekoppelde converters zijn te koop:
SCSI drives are more expensive than IDE/ATAPI or UDMA33/66/100 harddrives. If it comes to 18GB or up, the price difference between IDE harddrives and harddrives with UltraSCSI-2 or UltraWideSCSI interface could become 100% and much more.
Now there is a solution that allows the use of cheaper IDE/UDMA drives instead, using special IDE to SCSI converters. These converters could be used with any IDE, ATAPI or UltraDMA drive to achieve affordable SCSI storage solution in enviroments, where SCSI is the only or better solution. The converters are available in different versions that connects direct to the 40pin IDE/UDMA Interface of the drives or fits under the drives to avoid possible space problems in special systems or removeable racks. Complete kits including harddrives and external SCSI(IDE) stations are available as well.
- SCSI-IDE Wandler with built in High-Speed 8032 Microcontroller for fastest transfer rates
- PIO mode support 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 (IDE, ATAPI,UDMA)
- MultiWord DMA mode 0, 1, 2
- Ultra DMA mode 0,1,2 up to 33MB (works with UltraDMA66 and UltraDMA100 drives as well)
- Synchronized datattransfer up to 20MBs with Ultra SCSI-2 version (50pin)
- Synchronized datatransfer up to 40MBs with Ultra Wide-SCSI version (68pin)
- Supports harddrives, CD, CD-R, DVD and other IDE, ATAPI and UltraDMA drives
- No software or drivers needed. Works with any operating systems: DOS, Windows (alle), Unix, Linux, Novell, OS/2 a.s.o.
- Perfect for affordable NAS or CD-Servers using IDE harddrives instead of expensive SCSI drives
- SCSI-ID and termination is selsctable via DIP-Switches or jumpers on the converter
De goedkoopste converter kost ongeveer 200 gulden, en voor een 75GB IDE harddisk met UltraSCSI connector ben je ongeveer 2100 gulden kwijt.