When John Atanasoff constructed the first semi-electronic digital computing device in 1939 he never could have imagined that over sixty years later, Belkin components would carry... more
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he never could have imagined that over sixty years later, Belkin components would carry every SCSI cable imaginable. The Micro DB50 Male to Micro DB50 Male Pro Seri
1939 he never could have imagined that oversixty years later Belkin components would carry every SCSI cableimaginable. The Micro DB50 Male to Micro DB50 Male Pro Se
1939 he never could have imagined that oversixty years later Belkin components would carry every SCSI cableimaginable. The Micro DB50 Male to Micro DB50 Male Pro Se
he never could have imagined that over sixty years later, Belkin components would carry every SCSI cable imaginable. The Micro DB50 Male to Micro DB50 Male Pro Seri
Connector(s) (Other Side): 1 x 50 pin HD D-Sub (HD-50) - male
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When John Atanasoff constructed the first semi-electronic digital computing device in 1939 he never could have imagined that over sixty years later, Belkin components would carry every SCSI cable imaginable. The Micro DB50 Male to Micro DB50 Male Pro Series SCSI II (fast SCSI) Cable is used to interface any two SCSI I/II devices, such as scanners, CD-ROM drives and more, with Micro DB50 female ports. PRODUCT FEATURES: Rated for SCSI II applications; Double shielded (braid and foil) to meet SCSI specifications and ensure compliance with FCC requirements, reducing EMI/RFI interference; Low-capacitance impedance matched 28 AWG stranded tinned copper are individually insulated in polypropylene; 25 or 34 tightly woven conductor pairs ensure that each data line is paired with a ground line to minimize interference, ensuring error-free data transmissions; State-of-the-art wiring design ensures 100% compatibility; Gold plated copper contacts for a clean, clear transmission; PVC premold encapsulates individual conductors to eliminate stress; Flextec PVC rubberized cable jacket is extremely flexible for use in tight areas; Aluminum undermold shield helps meet FCC requirements; Ground indents provide excellent conductivity and retention with mating connector.
...also needed to buy a special and expensive SCSI controller card. The price and performance difference gap between SCSI has now fallen significantly (IDE is better SCSI is cheaper). You can now pick up a brand new SCSI card for £30 to £40, in particular adaptecs budget series, which I have also reviewed. You will need such a card if you buy this cdwriter!
Installation was easy. The plextor 12/10/32S I have is an externalSCSI drives so it plugs into the external port on the SCSI card, which was already installed. Start the pc, and it magically appears in windows. Dead easy. It was also necessary to install some cd writing software. In this case, the cd writer came bundled with the usual offerings, which installed and ran perfectly. One minor problem encountered was the SCSIcable that ran between the writer and PC. SCSI has been around...
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Advantages: A bargain. Easy to install and used. Good entry level SCSI controller. Disadvantages: No support for higher data rates.
...If you plug an SCSI card into your pc, don’t hold your breath because nothing exciting is going to happen. (Unless of course you have made a very bad job of installing the card. Then you might see smoke and flames coming from your cherished/reviled PC or even, in extreme cases, find yourself moving down a tunnel towards a bright light.) However, once you have installed you SCSI card you will be able to attach any number of exciting devices to your pc.
Although this is an opinion of Adaptecs AVA-2900 series of SCSI card, it is also a general review of SCSI. I have done this because as far as I can tell this is the first review at Ciao of a SCSI controller card. This seems to be a bit of an over sight to me as any number of SCSI devices have been reviewed, (such as the excellent Plextor externalSCSI cd writer which was the subject...
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Advantages: Plug n play, reliable, efficient Disadvantages: A bit pricy
...Finally, just when I was begining to give up on ever attaching my SCSI drive to my system, along came the answer to my prayers. A neat fitted in seconds, no need to open the case solution; the Adaptec USB to SCSI connector.
This piece of electronic genius allows you to connect virtually any SCSI device directly to your PC through its USB port. It works and is brilliant. It just plugs in and away it goes. Everything is supplied and with easy to follow directions.
It is not cheap though, expect to pay about $50 ($90) for it but compared with a SCSI card & cables it probably works out the same and is definately 100% less hastle than trying to configure an already stuffed full to the brim machine.
It's got my vote....
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