I have purchased a new external SATA->SCSI storage array that is a hardware raid system. It has 2 external 68-pin scsi u320 adapters.

Can i get any cheap SCSI card to put in my server that has a u320 68-pin external port on it since the raid is already done in the storage box?

what cheap card would work ($50 or less)? MUST WORK IN UBUNTU 7.04 (64-bit).

[Edited on February 19, 2008 at 4:55 PM. Reason : ]

2/19/2008 4:55:05 PM

adaptec 2940UW should work. that series of adaptec cards is well supported by the linux driver. i see one on ebay now for $10 BIN

2/19/2008 7:18:30 PM

thanks but that's not ultra320

2/20/2008 12:10:42 AM

is u320 backwards compatible with u160?

2/27/2008 2:49:15 PM

the market may have changed in the last year or so, but I wouldn't hold your breath on dual external U320 for <50$

also, unless you're putting this in a 64/66 PCI slot or PCI express x4 you might as well go with dual U160

[Edited on February 27, 2008 at 7:58 PM. Reason : yes it is]

2/27/2008 7:58:29 PM

the actual ports on the device are 2 vhdci scsi 160 ...

do i need a card with 2 external ports? or a card with 1 external port and put a terminator on the 2nd external channel on the raid device?

[Edited on February 27, 2008 at 8:16 PM. Reason : ]

2/27/2008 8:15:39 PM

that really depends on the device

2/28/2008 3:31:58 AM