[NTLUG:Discuss] SCSI drives

[Greg Edwards]

Steve Baker wrote:
> asenec at senechalle.net wrote:
> 
>> I love scsi's for one big reason:  heat tolerance.
> 
> 
> I find that *really* hard to believe.  The actual drive
> mechanism (which is the part that's going to care most
> about heat) is IDENTICAL between SCSI and IDE drives -
> typically the manufacturers make both versions - the
> identical drive - but with different interface electronics
> stuck on top.
> 
> I don't believe that you can generalize and say that
> all SCSI interface chipsets are more heat tolerant than
> all IDE interface chipsets.  There are too many different
> chipsets out there to make that claim.
> 
> 

Actually SCSI drives generate more heat than IDE drives.  They should be 
more heat tolerant since most SCSI drive makers use higher temp rated 
chips due to the drive generated heat.  The mechanical side of the 
drives really don't care about heat, it's the chips that care about the 
heat.

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Greg Edwards
New Age Software, Inc.
http://www.nas-inet.com