FastATA 4000 MK-VII CF/SATA controllers

[matt3k]

Pretty lame to put CF and SATA in the title when it requires an IDE-SATA adapter :p

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[matt3k]

In an A3000, what would be a better option, the onboard SCSI with a SCSI-IDE adapter and CF or use this for CF?

thanks

Use the 3000D SCSI controller.  Many options, my favorite is the Acard 2000SUP.  Fits the 3000 perfectly and I get over 4 megs/sec with a nice SATA SSD.  Not to mention scsi dma without a huge hit to the cpu.

[matt3k]

I can give you a 27megs/sec reason to get an acard scsi to sata adapter.  Works great with the CS MKIII.

The IDE will be much slower and much more cpu intensive...

I keep thinking I would like to grab one, but I also have a CS-MKIII.  68-pin SCSI to SATA adapters are not cheap, especially ones that support hard drives.  I have one for IDE for my DVD-RW, but it only supports ATAPI devices.

I could buy the FastIDE and use an IDE-to-SATA adapter (or one of my IDE SSDs,) or I could find a 68-pin SCSI-to-SATA.

Decisions decisions.