SCSI to IDE Conversion

[tomhanser]

See this server?

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?inv...00X2-B&cat=SYS

It contains two SCSI drives for storage - this is what I want, but what's involved in swapping out SCSI drives for IDE drives?

SATA drives are cheaper and higher capacity, plain and simple.

Could I cable two IDE drives to an IDE Host Controller? I imagine the OS is installed on an onboard IDE drive, cabled to an IDE controller card...?

Can anyone comment on this?

Thank you.

 

[mfenn]

You're not going to physically convert the IDE protocol to SCSI. It's likely that you won't be able to route any new cables either because it uses a backplane.

What's wrong with the drives that come with it? Used Ultra320 drives are pretty cheap if you want more capacity.

 

[tomhanser]

That pretty much answers my question - thanks.

I'm looking for an inexpensive server, with easily accessed drives. I like these rack mount form factor units - they don't take up a lot of space.

The drives that come with it aren't particularly large, by today's standards. I was trying to figure out what to do when these drives are filled, and I'm not interested in buying more external back-up drives. I want one central storage machine that can be accessed by several different machines on my network.

I'm also toying with the idea of a home web server, too.

Thanks again.

 

[mfenn]

If this is for your home, I hope you have a basement to put the server in. 1U rackmount servers are LOUD.

 

[RebateMonger]

Check out the Norco stuff at Newegg http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=norco+case. They make lots of rackmount server cases, many with hotswap SATA drive bays and holding standard Micro-ATX motherboards.

 

[tomhanser]

Thanks, everyone!