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    SCSI hard drive testing

    I am NOT a computer tech type, so my knowledge and ability is limited. I have a lot of SCSI drives that I need to test and wipe if working. I have the docking stations for SATA and IDE drives, but haven't found something similar to test scsi drives. Anyone have any suggestions for testing these? I have 140 +/- drives, so not opposed to buying equipment if there is something you recommend. Thanks!



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    The easiest and cheapest is to get an scsi adapter card. The docks that are scsi capable are really expensive. I have some on hand if you need one, but would need to know what kind of machine you are using.

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    What are they, old server SCA drives (power and data on one socket)?

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    Quote Originally Posted by unknownk View Post
    What are they, old server SCA drives (power and data on one socket)?
    I would have to check. I got 3 AS/400 expansion cabinets and each has about 45 drives in them. They are 9, 16 and 35 gigs each. I saw the 9 gigs selling on ebay for $27 each. The details on one of them is as follows:

    IBM Ultrastar
    80P Ultra3
    Model DDYS-T09170
    P/N: 07N3185

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    Easy way to test them is get a blade server that will take that size drive. Then run the clean program built into the scsi card. The drive you listed above only sold 2 in the past 90 days that were used. If you have abunch of them you would have to beat everyons prices on ebay and sit on them for a long time. I have found that anything below 73gb in scsi is not worth selling on ebay. I also only sell the 80 pin and I think that drive is a 68 pin.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PartTimeScrapper View Post
    Easy way to test them is get a blade server that will take that size drive. Then run the clean program built into the scsi card. The drive you listed above only sold 2 in the past 90 days that were used. If you have abunch of them you would have to beat everyons prices on ebay and sit on them for a long time. I have found that anything below 73gb in scsi is not worth selling on ebay. I also only sell the 80 pin and I think that drive is a 68 pin.
    Thanks for the info. It might have been the 16 gig that I researched and was more. I know that one of the three had some nice sold listings. I'll have to get my computer "guy" to figure out a setup for me when he gets back in town.


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