carlp@frigg.iscs.com (Carl Paukstis) (10/25/89)
In article <"891020081940.75046.606.CHD38-2"@CompuServe.COM> 75046.606@CompuServe.COM (Larry W. Virden) writes: >Does anyone have any ideas what is involved in putting an internal Mac >drive into an external case ? Tulin has cases for SCSI drives - is >it that simple - or is it a mess? The drive mechanism should be the same, regardless. With an "internal" drive, you probably get appropriate brackets and maybe cables. I've never put an "internal" drive into a Mac, but I assume they followed the 3.5" form-factor standards for mounting screw holes, etc. so you should be OK mounting an Mac "internal" drive into an enclosure designed for a generic 3.5" SCSI drive. Additionally, you probably get appropriate formatter and drivers with the internal drive kit. The Tulin cases work just fine; it's no hassle to put the drives in and hook everything up. I've had problems getting suitable formatting software for the drives we have (Rodime 40's), but one of the hardware /firmware types around here came up with something. The front-panel power switch mechanism on the Tulin box leaves something to be desired, but we've experienced NO real problems of any kind. Keep in mind that I'm basically a software type who's not afraid of screwdrivers; the REAL hardware gurus probably have some criticism of power supply design or mechanical fit/finish or something. Now the BAD NEWS. Tulin is bankrupt and out of business. We have several of their enclosures around here; we recently tried to order another one and Purchasing got told that Tulin was no more. If you go this route and find a source for the box, would you please tell me? QUESTION FOR THE NET: Since Tulin is gone, where do we get something comparable to their A-hive enclosure? This is basically a metal box of size appropraite to hold two "half-height" SCSI disk drives, a built-in power supply to feed them, and some cabling to go from the 50-pin flat SCSI connector to the Centronics-style connector that Apple seems to want to use on external drive enclosures. (Tulin also sold the Centronics-to-DB15(?) cable which went between the enclosure and the Mac, but so does the local Mac store). E-mail replies accepted, but I DO read this group and the subject MAY be of general interest. -- Carl Paukstis "I'm the NRA" | DOMAIN: carlp@frigg.ISC-BR.COM NOTE domain change! | UUCP: ...!uunet!isc-br!frigg!carlp The ISCS domain goes away 89/11/01. | Ma Bell: +1 509 927-5439 The machine named "iscuva" changed to "isc-br". Ya gotta love a merger!
aras@ecerl2.ncsu.edu (10/26/89)
You can get external SCSI drive enclosures from Westcom Computer in Ayden,NC. They are advertised in the back of Mac World, in the Catalog section. Their latest price for a 3.5" SCSI enclosure with fan and power supply was about $125. Internal kits are about $17. The kits include formatting software. ================================================================================ Caglan M. Aras | cma@csl.ncsu.edu | Opinions: Do they N.C State Univ. | aras@eceris.ncsu.edu| count anyway? ECE Dept. Robotics Lab | |