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In article <3rgmrj$ofk@metro.ucc.su.OZ.AU>, amaddiso@extro (Alex Maddison)
wrote:

> Chris Paterson (chris@perth.DIALix.oz.au) wrote:
> : Does anyone know if SCSI drives sold for IBM-PCs are compatible with
> : the MAc - specifically internal LC-II slot?
> 
> : They seem to be a fair bit cheaper  - why?  SCSI is SCSI isn't it?
> 
> Well I can't say whether they'll install OK or not - but if they do, 
> you're going to have to find a hard-drive formatting program. The Apple 
> HD Setup software will ONLY work on Apple drives! Third-party software is 
> required to format/partition/etc. any non-Apple HDs! And boy it can be 
> expensive for a piece of software you'll probably only use once! Apart 
> from that, SCSI is SCSI, so there's no reason why the hardware won't be 
> compatible (but don't quote me on that).

Yes PC SCSI drives do work on MACs. Any third party formatting software
will format the drive for you. I use silverlining. but FDT or drive7 etc
all work well. These also allow you to partition your drives.

Cheers

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Brian Anderson                            banderso@jolt.mpx.com.au
Sydney, Australia