External SCSI

[Skilldibop]

I've just come into possesion of a PC which has an SCSI card in. I got excited till i opened it up and the D-sub connector on the back (for external devices) is the ONLY connector on it.
Can you still get external SCSI hard disks and if so are they more expensive than internals ones and are they still faster than SATA?

 

[Skilldibop]

well what you say is true, but that's not really answering my questions. I know SCSI is faster and more expensive for internal stuff. This is why i was opting for 10k SATA RAID. BUT i just got given this PC for free, if i can put normal SCSI drives in an enclosure that isn't overly expensive (i.e more than a new controller) then i'll opt for the extra performance as i don't have to fork out £200 for a controller.
What i wanna know is, is external SCSI that connects using a D-sub connector faster than an internal SATA drive? And how much would i be looking at for External SCSI drives/ enclosure so i can decide if it's worth while.

 

[Skilldibop]

SCSI external and internal connections are the same! (ie I use the same cable to connect my 2 15k SCSI's on both the internal 68pin connector and the external 68pin connector of my U320 SCSI card)

they're not. I've never seen an SCSI with a DB25 connector on it the cable is probably a DB25 to 48 pin o.oooo1Ultranarrow. As beserker pointed out certain types of SCSI are not suitable for HDDs, this is a 25pin i think, looks like a printer port, Certainly not 68pin or 50 pin. However i can probably muster from selling the components of the PC and the lexmark printer and 19" CRT it came with enough cash to put a dent in the price of a decent SCSI card.
Just gotta find a PCI-E one now, any suggestions?

 

[Skilldibop]

Why??? Scuzzi can chain devices up to at least 13....Single channel should be enough unless you have upwards of 6 Disks, and from those Pics i can see you don't have an HP ML350 chasis.

Where the hell does you PC live? down a well??