Snap Disk 10 Appliance cable

huispan · 05-27-2009, 07:45 AM

Hi all,

I bought a Snap Server 4500 and a Snap Disk 10 but never received the cable that connects the two. Does anyone know where I can possibly get one from, or perhaps have one made up?

Cheers

blue68f100 · 05-27-2009, 08:14 AM

Hold you mouth closed. Those cables go for around $200-$400 on ebay. The interface used between the snap and S10 is SATA even though it has a HD- 68 pin connector that is found on SCSI equipment.

huispan · 05-27-2009, 08:21 AM

Thanks for the prompt reply blue68f100,

Seems a bit steep doesn't it... Funny thing though, when I opened the Snap Server it had an LSI card in it, and isn't it a SCSI card though?

Cheers

blue68f100 · 05-28-2009, 01:49 PM

There's two cards that fit the 4500. One is a SCSI for running a tape backup unit. This card is std on 4500's. There are 2 different slots types on the MB for expansion cards. The other slot is for the S10 expansion, (PCI-E and PCI-X I think, It been a long time since I have opened mine up). The SATA cards that Snap uses sells for ~$400 on ebay. You may get lucky and find one cheaper.

As far as the cable I'm going to pin it out this summer to see if a std SCSI card cable will work. Adaptec/Overland says NO but I don't trust them. They put a lot of info out to force you to buy from them.

blue68f100 · 03-05-2010, 08:41 PM

This is a special cable... confirmed

05-27-2009, 07:45 AM	#1
huispan Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: London Posts: 14	Snap Disk 10 Appliance cable Hi all, I bought a Snap Server 4500 and a Snap Disk 10 but never received the cable that connects the two. Does anyone know where I can possibly get one from, or perhaps have one made up? Cheers

05-27-2009, 08:14 AM	#2
blue68f100 Thermophile Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Plano, TX Posts: 3,135	Re: Snap Disk 10 Appliance cable Hold you mouth closed. Those cables go for around $200-$400 on ebay. The interface used between the snap and S10 is SATA even though it has a HD- 68 pin connector that is found on SCSI equipment. __________________ 1 Snap 4500 - 1.0T (4 x 250gig WD2500SB RE), Raid5, 1 Snap 4500 - 1.6T (4 x 400gig Seagates), Raid5, 1 Snap 4200 - 4.0T (4 x 2gig Seagates), Raid5, Using SATA converts from Andy Link to SnapOS FAQ's http://forums.procooling.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=13820

05-27-2009, 08:21 AM	#3
huispan Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: London Posts: 14	Re: Snap Disk 10 Appliance cable Thanks for the prompt reply blue68f100, Seems a bit steep doesn't it... Funny thing though, when I opened the Snap Server it had an LSI card in it, and isn't it a SCSI card though? Cheers

05-28-2009, 01:49 PM	#4
blue68f100 Thermophile Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Plano, TX Posts: 3,135	Re: Snap Disk 10 Appliance cable There's two cards that fit the 4500. One is a SCSI for running a tape backup unit. This card is std on 4500's. There are 2 different slots types on the MB for expansion cards. The other slot is for the S10 expansion, (PCI-E and PCI-X I think, It been a long time since I have opened mine up). The SATA cards that Snap uses sells for ~$400 on ebay. You may get lucky and find one cheaper. As far as the cable I'm going to pin it out this summer to see if a std SCSI card cable will work. Adaptec/Overland says NO but I don't trust them. They put a lot of info out to force you to buy from them. __________________ 1 Snap 4500 - 1.0T (4 x 250gig WD2500SB RE), Raid5, 1 Snap 4500 - 1.6T (4 x 400gig Seagates), Raid5, 1 Snap 4200 - 4.0T (4 x 2gig Seagates), Raid5, Using SATA converts from Andy Link to SnapOS FAQ's http://forums.procooling.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=13820

03-05-2010, 08:41 PM	#5
blue68f100 Thermophile Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Plano, TX Posts: 3,135	Re: Snap Disk 10 Appliance cable This is a special cable... confirmed __________________ 1 Snap 4500 - 1.0T (4 x 250gig WD2500SB RE), Raid5, 1 Snap 4500 - 1.6T (4 x 400gig Seagates), Raid5, 1 Snap 4200 - 4.0T (4 x 2gig Seagates), Raid5, Using SATA converts from Andy Link to SnapOS FAQ's http://forums.procooling.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=13820

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