Battle of the SCSI HDD replacement devices. Which is best!?

[9646gt]

Guy I'm excited because I just purchased a LC III! But I of course would like to replace the internal SCSI drive so that it's reliable and easier to get files and software onto. But I've been out of the game for a while and there are so many devices out now! I had a SCSI2SD back in the day and remember it being not so user friendly.

I DON'T have access to a modern Mac to manage things from sadly. Just Windows 11 PCs and I also have a Quicksilver G4 coming that I can run 9.22 or 10.4 on. I DEFINITELY want to be able to do CD emulation or mount CD images in some way.

Given these criteria which device is best? I want something really easy to use. I get very little time to play with my toys so I don't want to always spend it fighting hardware and software haha. The MacSD and Blue SCSI sound good on paper but not sure how well they would be managed with the two platforms I have to work with.

Please help me narrow this down. I'd like to stay close to $50 but can go up a little if it offers massive ease of use boost. Thanks!

 

[LaPorta]

I personally like the SCSI2SDs. I know others are more fond of the Blue/AzulSCSI, but it’s more of a pain to me. You can set up the SCSI2SD via a terminal-based app they have, may work in the QS, but the Win 11probably would work, too. Unsure how you’d emulate a CD with it, however: never had the need. The benefit to me is that you format the actual SD card for use as a drive (or drives) for the SCSI2SD to use (vs. disk images). Most of the images the Blue SCSI uses are not easily opened on a Mac. With the SCSI2SD, if you just pop out the SD card and insert it in your QS, it will just show up as a valid disk and you can copy back and forth.

Hopefully this wasn’t too confusing.

 

[9646gt]

That's pretty helpful thank you! Are you using an adapter cable for external access to the SD card?

 

[LaPorta]

I have a USB SD card reader I use with my non-SD equipped Macs, yes. I believe that if you connect the SCSI2SD via a USB cable to adjust the settings, the drive partitions will show up on the machine as well (at least some versions do this).

 

[finkmac]

the scsi2sd is not in production anymore, and is a pain to deal with compared to modern devices. It's not worth bothering with except in extreme edge cases... which won't be macs.

Just get the ZuluSCSI Compact. It's dead simple... and also fits your budget
You create a blank image using that DiskJockey app, give it a name like "HD0_LCIII.hda" and throw it on the SD card. Then you find a copy of the Apple Legacy Recovery CD and give it a name like "CD3_LegacyRecovery.iso" and throw that on the SD as well. Plug it all into your LC and power up. The zulu will emulate a CD-ROM drive and the Mac will boot from it.

 

[jmacz]

+1 on the ZuluSCSI devices.

 

[joshc]

A ZuluSCSI is most likely what you’re looking for.

This topic has been covered in depth many times recently so it’s worth using the forum search to find similar threads where a lot of advice has already been given.

 

[s_pupp]

Check out zigzagjoe’s external SillyTinySCSI, also.

 

[obsolete]

Check out zigzagjoe’s external SillyTinySCSI, also.

+1 for this. I'm really happy with mine. Better wifi reception being outside the case, too
...oh yeah, did I mention it's also a SCSI to ethernet to wifi bridge?

 

[ClassicGuyPhilly]

I also had a good experience with the SillyTinySCSI, no WiFi experience tho