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What kind of hard disk should I buy to connect to Buz?

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What kind of hard disk should I buy to connect to Buz?

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To get the most from your system, you should buy an “Ultra SCSI” hard disk, since the Buz (Advansys) SCSI controller supports this higher-speed standard. You can use a standard “Fast SCSI” drive, but it probably won’t be as fast. Narrow Single-Ended Ultra SCSI You should make sure that your drive interface is “single-ended” and not “differential”. This isn’t usually a problem, because differential drives are much more expensive and rare. The Buz is a “narrow” (8-bit) SCSI controller, and won’t make the most of a Wide SCSI hard disk, which is more expensive. It’s probably best to buy a Narrow hard disk unless you plan to upgrade to a Wide controller soon. And a SCSI cable, of course If you want to put the drive inside your case (internal), then you will neeed a 50-pin SCSI ribbon cable. (An IDE cable won’t work.) Of course, you also need an available internal power connector to power the drive. For an external hard disk, you will also need to buy a SCSI cable. The Buz has a 50-pin “SCSI

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