Noob HD question

1337 · 20-May-04, 01:43 PM

Hi all

Sorry guys but what is fibre channel interface on a hard drive, and do I need a device to use it (like a scsi controller)?

thx

1337

FeRaL · 20-May-04, 01:49 PM

Not to sound like an @$$, but doing a google search first would work wonders (depending on how 1337 you are

). But, if you really must ask, PM Kage. He knows all about fibre channel....

Digital-World · 20-May-04, 02:02 PM

To think you call yourself 1337????
hahahah
dood google spam search for free....

I'll even be a nice guy and provide your 1337 ass with directions there supafly....

first click HERE FOR GOOGLE

then paste FIBRE CHANNEL in the box that says SEARCH...

Hit Google Search

and amazingly enough you get a whole page of INFO on it

Or if your really retarded you can click HERE as I have done the search for you...

And if you still dont have the 1337 skills to find it from that go HERE for all your 1337 answers

aight hoe?
SMACK MY BITCH UP hahahahaa

Peace Digi

P.S. please dont start a thread next week asking what color to paint your case...

FeRaL · 20-May-04, 02:05 PM

Digi, you think that is his real picture on that box of 1337 he has?

Digital-World · 20-May-04, 02:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FeRaL


	Digi, you think that is his real picture on that box of 1337 he has?

hrmmm could be....
looks SPECIAL to me...
wonder if he rode the short buss with seat belts and helmets...

FeRaL · 20-May-04, 02:12 PM

I think this is kinda funny in a demented kind of way... I'm pretty sure he asked a question a month or so ago and he got slammed with "use google" too. Don't quote me on it though.

FunkyFresh · 20-May-04, 03:23 PM

It's a fiber optic interface (instead of copper wires), so yes, you'd need a special adapter card. After a quick search, I saw adapters for anywhere from $175 to several thousand dollars.

What Google won't tell you right away is that you could get most of the speed of the low-end fiber-channel drives (i.e., the 10,000rpm ones) without most of the cost by going with a $110 Western Digital Raptor. That drive wouldn't need any adapter if your system supports Serial ATA.

Kage · 20-May-04, 04:29 PM

Considering I'm typing this off of a FCAL HDD, I have some answers for you...and they all can be found HERE!

BTW Funky, my QLA2200 cost me $36 (thanks to TekX mainly) but they can be had for $50 or under easily off of eBay. Buying fibre channel=eBay if you're serious about it.

FunkyFresh · 21-May-04, 09:19 AM

Nice! Gotta love eBay!

Also, gotta love a good group of experts willing to share info. Sure, you can wade through loads of technical documents from Google, but you get a much more useful answer by asking someone who knows (like Kage, in this case).

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20-May-04, 01:49 PM		#2 (permalink)
FeRaL Mutant Moderator	Not to sound like an @$$, but doing a google search first would work wonders (depending on how 1337 you are ). But, if you really must ask, PM Kage. He knows all about fibre channel....

20-May-04, 02:02 PM		#3 (permalink)
Digital-World Old Skool Pimp	To think you call yourself 1337???? hahahah dood google spam search for free.... I'll even be a nice guy and provide your 1337 ass with directions there supafly.... first click HERE FOR GOOGLE then paste FIBRE CHANNEL in the box that says SEARCH... Hit Google Search and amazingly enough you get a whole page of INFO on it Or if your really retarded you can click HERE as I have done the search for you... And if you still dont have the 1337 skills to find it from that go HERE for all your 1337 answers aight hoe? SMACK MY BITCH UP hahahahaa Peace Digi P.S. please dont start a thread next week asking what color to paint your case...

20-May-04, 02:05 PM		#4 (permalink)
FeRaL Mutant Moderator	Digi, you think that is his real picture on that box of 1337 he has?

20-May-04, 02:12 PM		#6 (permalink)
FeRaL Mutant Moderator	I think this is kinda funny in a demented kind of way... I'm pretty sure he asked a question a month or so ago and he got slammed with "use google" too. Don't quote me on it though.

20-May-04, 03:23 PM		#7 (permalink)
FunkyFresh 'Da Doctor of Funk	It's a fiber optic interface (instead of copper wires), so yes, you'd need a special adapter card. After a quick search, I saw adapters for anywhere from $175 to several thousand dollars. What Google won't tell you right away is that you could get most of the speed of the low-end fiber-channel drives (i.e., the 10,000rpm ones) without most of the cost by going with a $110 Western Digital Raptor. That drive wouldn't need any adapter if your system supports Serial ATA.

20-May-04, 04:29 PM		#8 (permalink)
Kage Lokie's Personal WU-Hoe	Considering I'm typing this off of a FCAL HDD, I have some answers for you...and they all can be found HERE! BTW Funky, my QLA2200 cost me $36 (thanks to TekX mainly) but they can be had for $50 or under easily off of eBay. Buying fibre channel=eBay if you're serious about it.

21-May-04, 09:19 AM		#9 (permalink)
FunkyFresh 'Da Doctor of Funk	Nice! Gotta love eBay! Also, gotta love a good group of experts willing to share info. Sure, you can wade through loads of technical documents from Google, but you get a much more useful answer by asking someone who knows (like Kage, in this case).