which scsi card for a minolta dimage scanner

my_computer · 28 Jan 2009 at 13:07

Hi, i just bought the minolta Dimage dual scanner and then realised i'll probably need to get an scsi card as i dont think one is included. could anyone reccomened me something. It may be a case that any old thing will do but I hear adaptec are the best people to go with. for example on ebay i see a
'ADAPTEC 2940UW UltraWide SCSI Card 50 & 68 Pin'
do i buy this??!
looking on a shopping website they say that the scanner comes with

'Connections: 1 x Fast SCSI - 25 pin D-Sub (DB-25)
(mine probably wont, second hand from a man with a mac)

does that mean I need the '25 pin' or are there alternatives that i could get (eg the 'ADAPTEC 2940UW UltraWide SCSI Card 50 & 68 Pin')
thanks

sir-les-mp · 28 Jan 2009 at 13:39

the scsi card you have posted in OP will be fine for running your scanner
if i remeber correctly that card has a 68-pin High-Density connection at the rear for conneting external scsi device's.
The difficult part will be finding a cable to connect the card to the scanner using that particular scsi card.
Adaptec AHA-2930CU PCI SCSI Controller Card OEM this card might be better as finding a 50pin to 25pin external scsi cable will be easier

my_computer · 28 Jan 2009 at 13:54

so i buy the..
ADAPTEC 2940UW UltraWide SCSI Card 50 & 68 Pin
and then buy (for example) ..
Belkin External Scsi Scs Cable 50 Pin Dsub Male 25 Pin for just a few pounds
?
(the scanner comes with the 25 pin scsi)

sir-les-mp · 28 Jan 2009 at 14:41

my_computer said:
so i buy the..
ADAPTEC 2940UW UltraWide SCSI Card 50 & 68 Pin
and then buy (for example) ..
Belkin External Scsi Scs Cable 50 Pin Dsub Male 25 Pin for just a few pounds
?
(the scanner comes with the 25 pin scsi)

that wont work as the 2940UW has a 68pin external connection
thats whay i recommended the 2930CU card as it has a 50pin external connection for which the cable you mention will be ideal
it is possible to get 68pin to 25 pin cable but they are very hard to source.

my_computer · 28 Jan 2009 at 14:52

ok thanks for your help. i'll go for what you recomended, and then the 'Belkin External Scsi Scs Cable 50 Pin Dsub Male 25 Pin'.

1dmf · 28 Jan 2009 at 15:05

Well after having an Adaptec U320 39320D-R card for 6 years, i'm never going to buy Adaptec again.

I've heard lots of people recommend LSI instead, but cannot say as i have no experience with them.

sir-les-mp · 28 Jan 2009 at 17:39

you might be lucky and the man with the mac may throw in the cable he used for free.

Energize · 28 Jan 2009 at 17:43

1dmf said:
i'm never going to buy Adaptec again.

Amen to that.

my_computer · 28 Jan 2009 at 17:49

I think its including the cable, so i'll wait for it to arrive before i go for an adaptor or need another cable.

I bought the card from an ebay shop that says they have a 30 days return policy..which is nice of them. thanks for the help, hopefully soon i shall be scanning to my hearts content