SCSI2SD Installed in an Amiga 3000

[cowdog360]

Hi All,

I've decided to modernize my 3000 a little, and settled on getting one of these SCSI2SD adapters (http://www.codesrc.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=SCSI2SD).

So far, I'm impressed. It's pretty easy to setup with the PC utilities, it's small, and doesn't even need the power connector to run.

I put a 16GB card in it, and just got Workbench 3.1 installed. I set it up as two 8GB HD's and then partitioned it off as a few 2GB and a bunch of 4GB partitions. I'll probably have to try a higher level OS at some point. I also need to do some speed tests, but honestly for just tooling around, it's plenty snappy, and my 3000 runs nice and cool and quieter (next up, quieter PSU fan).

 

[CrazyC]

Really interested in the speeds you see with this? When you get a chance could you post the results?

 

[cowdog360]

Well, works good. SysInfo however says 1.5 MB/sec. I'm not sure if that's the best test. Just like any SSD type of solution, there isn't any seek time, so random access is way faster than a HD. Sequential might be slower given the speed of the device.. but honestly, it boots fast, runs WHDLoad fast, and that's pretty much all I care about. I'll snap some photos.

 

[acherion]

What class is your SD card?

 

[cowdog360]

It's class 10, but the designer of the scs2sd said it doesn't make a huge difference since this device is basically emulating a SCSI card.

 

[cowdog360]

And some shots of it installed in my 3000. Nice and clean.

 

[geminister]

It really is a terrific solution for older machines. I think the max speed it can deliver is somewhere around 2.5mb/s, so if you want more than that there are other (more expensive) options. For the price it really is the best solution out there.

 

[leof]

I have one in my CDTV. But I don't have the molex attached. Works fine!

 

[woodycool]

Has anyone tried one in an A590? I'm thinking of replacing my noisy old SCSI drive in my A590.

 

[roy_bates]

Has anyone tried one in an A590? I'm thinking of replacing my noisy old SCSI drive in my A590.

itll work.

 

[geminister]

Has anyone tried one in an A590? I'm thinking of replacing my noisy old SCSI drive in my A590.

It's perfect for that!