[ale] OT: scsi cables

[Alex Carver]

Oh yes, quite standard.  All twenty of them. ;)

What is the device anyway?  MC50's weren't used very often compared to
HD50's or even full size Centronics.

On 4/19/2014 10:05, Boris Borisov wrote:
> ... and SCSI must be a  "standard" :)
> 
> 
> On Sat, Apr 19, 2014 at 12:49 PM, Alex Carver <agcarver+ale at acarver.net>wrote:
> 
>> Looking closely at your pictures your PCI card is certainly a HD50
>> female connector (which would need the male cable end) but your device
>> connector actually looks like a micro Centronics MC50 not an HD50.  I
>> say that because it has exposed gold fingers (not pins, but fingers) and
>> a wide slot through the center.  That's exactly how a Centronics (think
>> parallel printers but smaller) is constructed.
>>
>> You either need to find an HD50 to MC50 cable (possible but not easy) or
>> get an HD50 to MC50 adapter to adapt a normal HD50-HD50 cable or
>> MC50-MC50 cable or even having to go the intermediate route of using a
>> standard Centronics CN50 or D-shell 25 to MC50 cable somewhere in the
>> middle.
>>
>> On 4/19/2014 08:09, Boris Borisov wrote:
>>> My bad for not mentioning this detail. Since I have little experience
>> with
>>> SCSI cables I have no idea under what particular name that cable sales :)
>>> But yes it is 50 pins and suppose to be HD. Thank you for your time.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Apr 19, 2014 at 10:54 AM, Greg Clifton <gccfof5 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Your original post didn't say you needed an EXTERNAL SCSI cable.. From
>>>> your pictures, it looks like you need a HD50-50 cable (it is 50 pin on
>> both
>>>> ends, not 68 pins on the HD end, correct?). I think I do have one (at
>> least
>>>> I DID have one if we didn't toss it in our last warehouse move), but it
>> may
>>>> take a few days to find which (of 3) storage locations it is in. Also,
>>>> since it is an external device, I think you will find that the
>> termination
>>>> is within the device itself and no external terminator terminator is
>>>> required.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Apr 19, 2014 at 10:35 AM, Boris Borisov <bugyatl at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Ok there is the photos. I didn't resize it for better detail and will
>>>>> give as link to cloud storage :) (everybody is in the clouds today, who
>>>>> walks on the ole earth).
>>>>>
>>>>> Device side: https://app.box.com/s/j0gqvnprsdafy5otr8z3
>>>>>
>>>>> PCI SCSI side: https://app.box.com/s/qeoy0dv17lhnixql1xph
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, Apr 19, 2014 at 8:30 AM, Greg Clifton <gccfof5 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I have some old SCSI cables & terminators (if I can find them). Please
>>>>>> do send pictures so I can match what I have with what you need.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 2:40 PM, Boris Borisov <bugyatl at gmail.com
>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I could take pictures if needed but pretty sure both ports ( on the
>>>>>>> scsi PCI card and device itself) are different. Maybe I should do
>> that.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 2:35 PM, Alex Carver <
>> agcarver+ale at acarver.net>wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 4/18/2014 11:12, Boris Borisov wrote:
>>>>>>>>> I'm looking for scsi cable HD50 male to female. If you can check
>> your
>>>>>>>>> storage and if you have it and don't need it please email me.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> P.S. Not that I really know much about scsi connectors but looking
>> on
>>>>>>>>> google I think suppose to be external high density 50 pin clip type
>>>>>>>> - male
>>>>>>>>> from one side and female from other side ...