By rizumu
Fri May 25, 2012 11:14 am
Hi,
I've recently picked up a MPC 3000 with Vailixi and want to get a hot-swappable internal card reader that will work with it. Alot of posts about the card reader compatibility mix up 3.1x and Vailixi so its hard to tell what works with what. Also many threads on this topic reference sellers that no longer have stock or drives that are hard to find.
From what I read here, the PCD-47b with 3.2 firmware will work in a 3000 with Vailixi:
http://www.mpc-forums.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=113834
However the last post in this thread shows some doubt:
http://www.mpc-forums.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=141352
I found a PCD-47B for sale with the 3.2 firmware that I'd like to get:
http://a4000t.com/store/index.php?main_ ... cts_id=241
I have a few Vailixi 3.5 specific questions:
1. Is the PCD-47b compatiable with Vailixi? How is the performance of it compared to other drives, the PCD-25 for example?
2. Will it be hot swappable? If not, what drives support hot swapping?
3. If I buy it from the above seller, what other (if any) parts would I need to install it? Get a acard or other boards? SCSI cable extension?
4. I assume since it the drive has the 3.2 firmware, I won't need to go through the complex series of steps to flash a new one. As discussed here:
5. Would I have to do any hacking on the mpc, such as flipping around the external scsi port, or drilling holes in the drive enclouse?
6. Last, if anyone has a suggestion for a different drive that will do internal hot-swap flash on Vailixi that'd be great. I haven't settled on the 47b, but since it is the only internal reader I've found for sale at the moment its the one I'm looking towards trying out. PCB-25 would do the trick, but they are ultra rare.
** also looking to buy the VGA card asap, any ideas other than waiting for one turn up on ebay?
Thanks in advance for any replies.
I've recently picked up a MPC 3000 with Vailixi and want to get a hot-swappable internal card reader that will work with it. Alot of posts about the card reader compatibility mix up 3.1x and Vailixi so its hard to tell what works with what. Also many threads on this topic reference sellers that no longer have stock or drives that are hard to find.
From what I read here, the PCD-47b with 3.2 firmware will work in a 3000 with Vailixi:
http://www.mpc-forums.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=113834
However the last post in this thread shows some doubt:
http://www.mpc-forums.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=141352
I found a PCD-47B for sale with the 3.2 firmware that I'd like to get:
http://a4000t.com/store/index.php?main_ ... cts_id=241
I have a few Vailixi 3.5 specific questions:
1. Is the PCD-47b compatiable with Vailixi? How is the performance of it compared to other drives, the PCD-25 for example?
2. Will it be hot swappable? If not, what drives support hot swapping?
3. If I buy it from the above seller, what other (if any) parts would I need to install it? Get a acard or other boards? SCSI cable extension?
4. I assume since it the drive has the 3.2 firmware, I won't need to go through the complex series of steps to flash a new one. As discussed here:
5. Would I have to do any hacking on the mpc, such as flipping around the external scsi port, or drilling holes in the drive enclouse?
6. Last, if anyone has a suggestion for a different drive that will do internal hot-swap flash on Vailixi that'd be great. I haven't settled on the 47b, but since it is the only internal reader I've found for sale at the moment its the one I'm looking towards trying out. PCB-25 would do the trick, but they are ultra rare.
** also looking to buy the VGA card asap, any ideas other than waiting for one turn up on ebay?
Thanks in advance for any replies.