Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) refers to a standardized interface that provides slots for connecting hard drives to the motherboard of a computer. SCSI, known as Small Computer Systems Interface, provides a universal interface for connecting such devices as disc drives, hard drives, plotters and scanners.
No, We do not have a way to convert SCSI to IDE.
oh sure,deffanetly connected both oh HDD in same pc, still configure function are different. first time formated the SCSI hard disk.then setup windows and another IDE formated over here and then SCSI's jumper put-up and put-in the IDE'S jumper and the restart the computer. Not only you can have a SCSi and IDE in the same computer but you can now use an IDE drive on a SCSI controller with proper adaptor http://www.addonics.com/products/io/ Most standard PC can have up to 4 IDE devices. You can use an Adaptec IDE RAID controller (like the 1210sa) and add 4 more in a single PC. Or you can use a SCSI adapter with IDE drives and SCSI to IDE converts to have up to 32 drives in a single computer (if you can fit them) Basically, all of the new low cost RAID boxes are made with SCSI to IDE converter using a SCSI controller. Now there is a difference in MTBF. The SCSI will last longer and work harder... as for speed the difference is not much anymore. For half the price and double the capacity, the IDE is still a deal (with the price of the SCSI to IDE adaptor) Ex 73GB SCSI $300 to $400 200GB IDE $120 As for installing it all depends on your system and OS. Depending if you need the SCSI to boot or just be a data drive. For ex when installing as a boot drive under win2000 you will need the driver on a floppy disk. At start up of the install press F6 so the driver will be loaded at the proper time in the installation.... Depending also if you are installing a RAID there will be a special bios setup (in the SCSI card) to set to mount the RAID. Hope this helps Yes
PATA, IDE, SATA, SCSI.
SCSI is a type of interface used for computer components such as hard drives, optical drives, scanners and tape drives. It is a competing technology to standard IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics). While the less expensive IDE technology is built into motherboards, SCSI is a technology that must be added by purchasing a SCSI controller. The SCSI card fits into an internal PCI slot. SCSI devices are then connected to this card.
Of the following: ide,fdd,scsi,eide the "FDD" stands for "floppy disk drive", and is not a hard drive.
Three common standard interfaces CD-ROM drives use are IDE, SCSI, and USB. Newer interfaces may supplant these three for the lead.
SCSI is a much less popular interface, and so production costs are higher (due to lower demand) It is also physically more expensive for the materials to produce them, as SCSI is a much larger interface with more, larger, and higher quality cable. In the case of SAS (Serially Attached SCSI) and fiberlink SCSI, these are also expensive to produce. IDE is the standard for desktop systems, and as such a lot more time and money has gone into making them cheaper and more available. Plus, IDE has now been discontinued in favor of SATA, making most IDE items go into clearance.
SCSI Channel
1. IDE Hard Disk 2. SATA Hard Disk 3. SCSI Hard Disk 4. Ultra SCSI Hard Disk
IDE is an older disk communication protocol. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT_Attachment) SATA is perhaps the newest, it stands for "serial ATA). SCSI stands for "small computer system interface" and allows for connection of more than just disk drives.
Capacity Limitations of IDE:-Limit with Standard BIOS:1,024 cylinders × 16 heads × 63 sectors = 528,482,304 bytes (504MB)Limit with Enhanced BIOS:1,024 cylinders × 256 heads × 63 sectors = 8,455,716,864 bytes (7.88GB)Capacity Limitations of SCSI:-SCSI with Enhanced BIOS:1,024 cylinders × 256 heads × 63 sectors = 8,455,716,864 bytes (7.88GB)
Historically, hda was used for IDE drives and SDA was used for SCSI drives. Today, regardless of physical interface, all drives are treated as SCSI devices.