EPS and SCSI---I'm having trouble here.

[bugmenot]

Hi there,

I have to first admit to being exceptionally confused. I've recently become an owner of an EPS classic. Needless to say, I love it. Also needless to say, I'm looking to expand the memory.

I've been looking all over and getting conflicting answers. will an SCSI Harddrive work with the EPS (not EPS 16)? If so, will any SCSI drive do? I've been digging through scsiforsamplers.com but getting mixed info.

Thanks so much in advance.
jefffff

 

[Toddskins]

Jeff,

It matters. First, I don't remember the EPS, but nevertheless, if it supported SCSI hard drives, then it would have been either an internal ribbon that it connected to (and all you need to do is buy a larger SCSI hard drive of the same type of SCSI connection), or if it has a SCSI port, then again, you need to buy an external SCSI hard drive that is compatible with the type of SCSI port it has.

If I remember correctly, SCSI went through 3 or 4 evolutions known as SCSI, SCSI 2, Wide SCSI, Fast SCSI, whatever. I don't remember them perfectly. But your owner's manual will make it clear which type of SCSI drive it accepts.

Since SCSI drives have become rather obsolete, they don't cost near what they used to, and you have to buy them from computer parts suppliers of older gear. There are still a lot of them around. In fact, I would search Ebay, after you know exactly which type of SCSI drive you require.

Lastly, read your owner's manual and determine what type of formatting the drive needs to have, or does the EPS have a utility menu to format it for you?

Oh, one last thing - when you said you want to expand the memory (your words) that implies RAM memory. The language to use for what you wish to do is "increase the size of the Hard Drive".