Sweet Goodwill deal.

[Tbird man]

I just bought an external SCSI 8x cdr with cables and term. for 10.00. i just tought i would ask a few questions though.
first the cable is a 25pin male to 50 pin centronix does this mean it is MAC?
and if it is MAC can it work on PC
also how can i test if it works, i already plugged in the power and is seem to work so far.
and how much is it worth if it works or how much is the case worth if the drive dosen't work.

[Mr B]

Post in the proper topic from now on, please.

Mr B
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[Teacher_Doug]

:o Havn't got a clue:o

[Tbird man]

Sorry B daddy my bad

[Tbird man]

i really need to know this stuff by tommarow

[Tbird man]

comeon someone must know about this stuff. see B this i why i posted in GD.

[Tbird man]

what do i have to do to get some replys post about an old computer. my friend has a laptop that weighs like 20lbs. its a 386sx 25 with like 1meg ram and runs win 3.11. he has a 3.5 and 5.25 drive and he actually uses it at school for word processing

[Jon]

You need a SCSI card with an external 50-pin adapter before it's going to work assuming the 25-pin part is what is plugging into the drive itself. SCSI devices are SCSI devices and should work with any platform as long as it's plugged into the correct SCSI controller.

In order to know what it's worth I'd say we need to know what the manufacturer of the drive is and what the read and write speeds are.

Regardless of either, it's not going to be worth much more than what you paid for it. I can get 4X SCSI CDRs for about $8.

[Tbird man]

well the 25pin part pluggs into the comp. it is an 8x writer don't know about the read speed the manufacturer is not listed the model is CW-7503-B. part of the reason i bought it is even if it is bad it has a nice sunnon fan and its own power supply and i also found out the drive has a LITTLE fan (LIKE 20MM)

[Jon]

Panasonic
8X/20X-Speed CD-R Drive CW-7503-B
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�¡Features
20X Speed Reading and 8X Speed Writing
Packet writing function supported
Can read CD-RW
SCSI-2 Interface
Major CD-ROM formats are supported


�¡Specifications
Data Capacity 656MBytes(Mode1)
Interface Standard SCSI-2
Data Transfer Rate Sustained 150/300/3000KBytes(Sequential Read)
150/300/1200KBytes(Sequential Write)
Access Time 175ms Typ.
Buffer Memory Size 2MByte
MTBF 125,000POH(Duty 20%)
Power Requirements DC+5V�}5%
DC+12V�}10%
Environmental
Temperature Operating
Non Operating 5�`40�Ž
-30�`60�Ž
Relative Humidity 5�`90%(No condensation)
Dimensions 146.0(W)�~41.3(H)�~203.0(D)mm
�

[Tbird man]

thanks for the lowdown

[Tbird man]

according to pricewatch if it works it is definiatly a steal. a refurbished 7501-b (2x write 4x read) is $50 so its gotta be worth more than that, and an enclosure is like 30 more plus the cables.

[Ridenow]

I'll take it.:p
I have a 29160 card with the ports to connect that drive to.

I buy my SCSI adapters from http://www.jameco.com and http://www.hurricane-computers.com

[Tbird man]

ya know i think ill hold on to it