WTB: 50 pin SCSI harddrives

[TheBilgeRat]

I have box with around 200 in.(Sorry not for sale as they contain patient data and are due for crushing)

You guys don't do this?

http://www.dban.org/

Heck, I'd wipe military drives with it all the time.

[LoadWB]

This thread is about 50 pins drives specifically, and for a reason. I am aware of all the other drive types available and all the adapters available as I have them already. I want to use the hard cards as the designers intended, which means mounting a 50 pin drive on the hard card. A 68 pin drive with adapter works fine with the controller, but doesn't fit 100%, as the adapter will be forced upwards by the cable.

I had a 2091 on which I mounted an 80-pin 4GB drive.  I was able to use the cable without issue since the SCA-to-50 adapter was low profile and the 50-pin port was at the top of the drive.  This caused no stress on the cable, drive, or connectors.

Other than that, too bad you did not need these drives before I sent all mine to the dump.  Sad, too... I put them up for the cost of shipping alone, and no one wanted them.

[doctorq]

@LoadWB

Yeah, that's though luck, but I'm confident that something will show up :-)

[Boudicca]

You guys don't do this?

http://www.dban.org/

Heck, I'd wipe military drives with it all the time.

Now we know where the wiki leaks came from.

Basically its a trust issue. Shredded and crushed disks can't be read. Wiped disks end up on the "black market" not wiped ! Especially when some one tries to sell the idea of wiped disks or "we'll" wipe them for you and don't!

Dead/Crushed and shredded disks don't haunt governments!

[save2600]

Other than that, too bad you did not need these drives before I sent all mine to the dump.  Sad, too... I put them up for the cost of shipping alone, and no one wanted them.

I could use a couple of 4gb drives.... 50 pin though. I have some 8 and 16gb 80 pin drives if anyone wants to swap...

[TheBilgeRat]

Now we know where the wiki leaks came from.

Basically its a trust issue. Shredded and crushed disks can't be read. Wiped disks end up on the "black market" not wiped ! Especially when some one tries to sell the idea of wiped disks or "we'll" wipe them for you and don't!

Dead/Crushed and shredded disks don't haunt governments!

Well, that is true, but there is a big difference between someone claiming to have wiped them but not and someone actually sitting down and wiping them .  When the drives are actually wiped, they are fine for reuse.

[Lurch]

Talk about scary, I'm on the hunt for two 4GB 50PIN SCSI drives, or 68PIN... aslong as they are around 4GB, need it for an A590.

[doctorq]

:bump:

None of the ones writing me in the first place seems to be able to help me out, so I'm still looking :-(

[orange]

Now we know where the wiki leaks came from.

Basically its a trust issue. Shredded and crushed disks can't be read. Wiped disks end up on the "black market" not wiped ! Especially when some one tries to sell the idea of wiped disks or "we'll" wipe them for you and don't!

Dead/Crushed and shredded disks don't haunt governments!

yeah, because its so hard to write a simple code yourself that wipes?
or simply use different systems, one for wiping, other for verifying its wiped?
heck, you could fill it with bogus data.
shredding them seems wasteful. besides, its probably not environment friendly.

[matt3k]

Hi doc,

I pull them out of storage.  I won't be able to test them until at least next week.  Perhaps we can trade some amiga hardware (3000 parts or cards perhaps)?  Or amiga educational software (original with manuals).

If I can get one test formated and burned in for a day or so then I'll call it good...

Do you live in the US?