From: Jeff Barratt (jbarratt@COMPSAT.COM)
Date: Wed Oct 08 2003 - 07:58:37 EDT
we got the same little surprise when we ordered a bunch of them..the service
guide does mention that you need to order a scsi card to get an external
scsi connection,but, being the cheapskate that I am, I attempted to attach
external scsi bulkheads to the 68pin scsi on the back of the media bay via a
1m internal scsi ribbon, as the combination of scsi parts was about $70 from
RAM electronics, rather than the $500 for the scsi cards.no such luck. It is
surprising that every other rs/6000 workstation up until this point has an
external scsi connection. next time i will RTFM
no idea what the rack indicator port is. seems to be no mention of it in the
service or user guide aside from a notation of it's location on the back of
the box
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Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 12:57 PM
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Subject: External SCSI for a IntelliStation Power 275
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Folks,
We just got in a load of IntelliStation Power 275 workstations to replace
44P-170's.
They look good, but we were surprised that they did not come with an
external SCSI connection. We had some additional PCI Ultra-SCSI adaptors
we were using in 44P's and H70's ( PCI Single Ended Ultra SCSI Adaptor
[4-K] PN: 93H5310 FRU: 9343809 ) that we figured we could plug into
the IntelliStation Power 275 and attach our external disk drives.
BUT, even though the new hardware has PCI slots, and the lots are the right
length, the notch does not line up with the PCI SCSI card??
Anyone have any thoughts as to why a PCI card won't go into a PCI slot?
What do we need to get to have external SCSI access?
(On a different note: Anyone know what the "Rack Indicator" port on the
back of the IntelliStation Power 275 is for?)
Thanks,
Christopher M. Baker
Senior Technical Support Analyst
DSE/TCO
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
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