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on: August 17, 2010, 16:06

Hello all.  DOes anyone know of a decent place to get SCSI HDDs for my 8500?  Although it works just fine and both hard drives are running normally, I would like another one "just in case".

THANKS!

John
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Reply #1 on: August 17, 2010, 17:08

I might have a 50 pin HD that you could have for a cheap price.   What size are you looking for?
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Reply #2 on: August 17, 2010, 23:10

That's what I truly enjoy about the folks that come to this website.  EVERY time I've ever needed help with my beloved 8500, I ALWAYS get what I'm looking for.

As far as capacity, it has a small 4GB right now...and I have no problem with running out of room.  Either 2GB or 4GB would be GREAT!

I appreciate the help!  I recently brought my 8500 to work...our network is pretty poor, and we've had numerous issues with viruses destroying company PCs with WinXP.  (I am a Windows 7 user normally).  I have the luxury of using ANY computer I choose, since I am the Lead Technician.  So...I vrought in my 8500...and with a little tweaking here and there, I can see the network, the printers, and my Excel spreadsheets that I created with Office 2003 and 2007 work flawlessly with Office 98 for Mac.

Thanks again for the help!

John
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Reply #3 on: August 18, 2010, 02:34

It turns out I have a 2 GB 50 pin Seagate ST12400N (5400 RPM) that you could have for $10 shipped USPS domestic flat rate.

Also  have a 4 GB Seagate that has to, as I recall, be in the middle of the SCSI chain or it doesn't work and another 4 GB, unknown brand, that currently is in the 9600 that I could pull.  Either one for $12 shipped.

Your choice, PayPal please.
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Reply #4 on: August 18, 2010, 04:35

If anyone's still in the market for SCSI HDDs, I've found this site a while ago... they have a whole pile of SCSI hard drives for sale, a bunch of them even Apple branded:
http://www.weirdstuff.com/cgi-bin/category/10017

But I haven't bought any from them yet... $50 is a bit more than I want to pay. If you get any from them, please let me know how it goes.
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Reply #5 on: August 19, 2010, 19:17

You can try AfterTheMac.com.

http://afterthemac.com/product.php?id=5050

50 Gb SCSI - $49.95

I have one of these in my 7100.
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