Ultimate Storage Device For A4K

20 March 2012, 17:28

Hello All,

I used to have an A1200T. That was stolen in a burglary; but I have since been given a CS '060 and SCSI module.

If you were going to do an A4K tower conversion in this day/age, what would you use for dh0:

Would you buy a SCSI HDD; get an Ultra ATA controller, (with/without SATA adaptor); or get something completely different like a SSD?

Cheers.

roy bates · 20 March 2012, 17:42

i would go scsi personaly much faster than ide and less cpu time used in transfers.

you could even use a scsi ide bridge although this will be expensive.

but........ide is cheaper for storage capacity and worth using with fast ata controller with a ide harddrive or compact flash solution or even a sata bridge.

i wouldent get an ssd drive as you wouldent really see the benifit of having one and it is expensive.

the choice is yours really.

Bamiga2002 · 21 March 2012, 11:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by roy bates

i would go scsi personaly much faster than ide and less cpu time used in transfers.

you could even use a scsi ide bridge although this will be expensive.

SCSI-IDE adapter would be the nice choice, no one wants to listen 10 000 rpm SCSI drives "taking off" like a jet

. "Modern" IDE drives instead are quiet and quite reliable too.

roy bates · 21 March 2012, 12:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bamiga2002

SCSI-IDE adapter would be the nice choice, no one wants to listen 10 000 rpm SCSI drives "taking off" like a jet

. "Modern" IDE drives instead are quiet and quite reliable too.

true,i have a 15,000rpm drive here it does sound like a jet engine

and it gets hot

but then again ive got a ide drive that sounds the same its a maxtor 7,200rpm not defening but really not silent at all

8bitbubsy · 22 March 2012, 11:19

Another solution for SCSI is the awesome SCSI to CF/SD/PCMCIA adapter (clicky)!
It's a tad bit expensive, but it works like a dream when using a CF card as the HDD. This means fast read/write *and* no accoustic noise.

You can also set it up with a PCMCIA<->CF adapter so you can hotswap for easy file transferring.

fitzsteve · 22 March 2012, 22:26

I'm using SCSI-IDE solutions in all my big box Amiga's now, if you prowl Amibay you can pick them up for as little as £25-£40 and slap on an 20-40-80gb IDE HDD, I use the slim Seagate 7200rpm drives and they work a treat

T_hairy_bootson · 23 March 2012, 02:38

its so true, SCSI is just too damned loud.

DonAmiga · 23 March 2012, 09:02

Im using 2 scsi drives both 10,000 rpm = double the jet power

but running at just over 25 mb/s loud but fun

when I fitted them I put all the screws through rubber bands just to try and stop any vibration noise transferring through the chassis and did work in reducing a bit of the noise

. I also have one of those http://a4000t.com/store/index.php?ma...roducts_id=180 works great

20 March 2012, 17:28	#1
stuart Posts: n/a	Ultimate Storage Device For A4K Hello All, I used to have an A1200T. That was stolen in a burglary; but I have since been given a CS '060 and SCSI module. If you were going to do an A4K tower conversion in this day/age, what would you use for dh0: Would you buy a SCSI HDD; get an Ultra ATA controller, (with/without SATA adaptor); or get something completely different like a SSD? Cheers.

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20 March 2012, 17:42	#2
roy bates Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: birmingham Age: 55 Posts: 2,827	i would go scsi personaly much faster than ide and less cpu time used in transfers. you could even use a scsi ide bridge although this will be expensive. but........ide is cheaper for storage capacity and worth using with fast ata controller with a ide harddrive or compact flash solution or even a sata bridge. i wouldent get an ssd drive as you wouldent really see the benifit of having one and it is expensive. the choice is yours really.

22 March 2012, 11:19	#5
8bitbubsy Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Norway Posts: 1,711	Another solution for SCSI is the awesome SCSI to CF/SD/PCMCIA adapter (clicky)! It's a tad bit expensive, but it works like a dream when using a CF card as the HDD. This means fast read/write and no accoustic noise. You can also set it up with a PCMCIA<->CF adapter so you can hotswap for easy file transferring.

22 March 2012, 22:26	#6
fitzsteve Professional slacker! Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kent, UK Age: 44 Posts: 6,683	I'm using SCSI-IDE solutions in all my big box Amiga's now, if you prowl Amibay you can pick them up for as little as £25-£40 and slap on an 20-40-80gb IDE HDD, I use the slim Seagate 7200rpm drives and they work a treat

23 March 2012, 02:38	#7
T_hairy_bootson Workbitch 1.3 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 46 Posts: 2,084	its so true, SCSI is just too damned loud.

23 March 2012, 09:02	#8
DonAmiga Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Scotland Posts: 523	Im using 2 scsi drives both 10,000 rpm = double the jet power but running at just over 25 mb/s loud but fun when I fitted them I put all the screws through rubber bands just to try and stop any vibration noise transferring through the chassis and did work in reducing a bit of the noise . I also have one of those http://a4000t.com/store/index.php?ma...roducts_id=180 works great

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