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Need SCSI-1 PCI card with 64-bit Windows 7 suupport

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I have a couple of old SCSI devices I'd like to hook up to my computer. These are SCSI 1 and connect via a 50-pin HD external connector or internal ribbon cable.

I can find plenty of PCI cards that can do this but none seem to be supported under W7-64bit.

I can go with an Adaptec 29320 but that will set me back at least $150.

I figure there has to be at least one manufacturer out there that has a low end SCSI 1 PCI card that is supported under W7, but I've had no luck trying to find it.

Any help would be appreciated. :toast:
 
I have an Adaptec 29160 around here somewhere... have to go find it, plug it in and see if it still works.
 
You don't have any spare computers? The easiest would be to install them under an older OS or Linux (if supported there).
 
SCSI-1 is older than the hills and was never "low end." It is very, very unlikely you'll find what you're looking for so, I'm with Frick: You need an old computer for this.
 
Saw it searching for devices upon boot and after using the Windows 7 x64 drivers from Adaptec:

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If you're interested in it (cost of shipping), I might have a 50-pin cable around as well (more digging).


Edit: Will the Ultra SCSI port on the card work with SCSI-1?
 
It might. They are electrically the same and both use IDC50 connectors. The only difference is UltraSCSI introduced the 68-pin standard and UltraSCSI is faster.
 
Thanks guys. The 2 devices I had in mind both work with an Adaptec 2940 card but apparently, there are no drivers for this card for W7-64.

Yes, I have gotten both to work properly with that card on older OS'es and I have an old Pentium rig I built for just that purpose.

i'm not familiar with the 29160 card, but if it has a 50 pin connector, I'm pretty sure that will work. The 2940's external connector was a high density 50 pin type and both devices worked fine with external cases using the old Centronics style connector.

As it stands now, the new IDE model of the Seagate STT20000A Hornet Travan 5 drive seems to work fine in W7-64 using an old version of the Yosemite backup software, so I'm going to stick with that for now unless I need to write to any of the old Travan 4 tape cartridges. However I'm pretty sure I've already wiped all of those.

Thanks for thinking of me though. :toast: :toast:
 
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While the 19160 and 29160 are single channel, they allowed for devices at mixed speeds. The 29160 only has an internal 50 pin. You'd want a 19160 to keep your devices external.

The cheaper 19160 was good for high-end desktops. Some 10K/15K drives and of course, a Plextor CDR and Plextor CD-ROM combo :)

plextor-12_10_32s.jpg
 
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