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what to do with tape drive
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04-13-2007, 11:27 PM
I just retired an old server at work which had a tape drive. It is a seagate STD224000N which is SCSI-2. The tapes can store up to 24gb of data. Seems like a nice drive and I have lots of tapes but not sure how I would go about using this with my mac. Do they make firewire/usb cases with scsi interfaces on the inside?
Dave
04-13-2007, 11:46 PM
They do, but they're going to be almost $100. For that price, you can easily get a HD with 300 GB of space...
(you might need the power supply for another $29)
04-13-2007, 11:57 PM
I did get a 250gb western digital sata drive out of it though. I suppose the belkin f5u198 controller is no good in macs...
Dave
04-14-2007, 12:43 AM
You HAVE transferred all the DAT data to another medium, right?
I still have a SCSI DAT drive hooked up to an old OS9 9600, in case I need to unarchive al old job. I got most of the data off the tapes through the years, but I know as soon as I pitch it i'll get that call from a long lost client...... BTW, the DAT data has never failed me, its remarkably stable & reliable. Some over 13 years old. Pack rats unite!!!
04-14-2007, 04:57 AM
I had a tape drive up until a couple of years ago--a very nice SCSI VXA Ecrix
drive which used 33 GB tapes. Used it for a few years until I realized that I could back up/archive cheaper & faster and without SCSI to firewire drives. Dropped the damn thing off at an electronics recycling center last year along with a bunch of tapes (carefully and securely erased) and said bye bye. |
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