This is not true... they switch fine when the cabling has integrity and your ID are set correctly. So many people have been doing this for year and years.... beginning with Han Zimmer when he sampled the London Phil specifically to be loaded into the Roland samplers... he had racks of 32 760's going. Bruce Tovsky wrote: >ken >be aware that most of these switches do NOT support "hot >switching". you will need to power down both s760's (and possibly >the drives), then do the switch, then reboot. caveat: it's been >years since i fiddled with SCSI so newer devices may have become >available that do "hot switch", but double-check to be sure. if >you have to power down, etc. it kind of defeats the purpose of the >switch. i've also heard that you can sometimes connect two devices >to the same scsi drive - go from one s760 to the drive, loop out >of that drive to the second s760. however, i don't know if the >760's allow this or whether there would be other issues with this. >research needed. >good luck >b > >On Mar 19, 2009, at 4:28 PM, k2500x _ wrote: > >> >>Hi Gary thanks for the reply! I went to the electronic city web >>site and did not see any scsi switches. Any idea what model >>number I'm looking for and what price I should expect to pay? I >>also posted links to two switches below. Do you think these will >>work just as good? >> >> >> >>Only one of my S760 has the video upgrade so I don't think a >>video switch will help me, right? >> >> >> >>Thanks again, >> >>Ken >> >> >> >>>Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:17:13 -0700 >>>From: chaseman(a)socal.rr.com <mailto:chaseman@socal.rr.com> >>>To: k2500x(a)hotmail.com <mailto:k2500x@hotmail.com> >>>Subject: Re: [sgroup] SCSI switch box? >>> >>>We've been using 8 760s on 1 SCSI buss for years successfully... >>>You'll need 2 boxes, 1 for SCSi and 1 for video, both with an 8 >>>selector pot... >>>You can order them from Electronic City in Burbank if you're in >>>LA or check your local Radio Shack. >>>Gary >>> >>>k2500x _ wrote: >>>>Using multiple S-760s and was wondering if anyone has >>>>experience with using manual SCSI switch boxes? >>>> >>>>Would like to share one scsi HD with multiple S-760s. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>http://www.cablesonline.net/abcnscsiswit1.html >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>Here is one such switch box. This claims to be an actual SCSI >>>>switch with CN50 cables supported. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>http://www.cablesonline.net/dbabswitbox1.html >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>Here is a DB25 box that is usually used for parallel printers, >>>>but it uses the same DB25 connector that is on the back of the >>>>S760 so I'm not sure why it wouldn't work. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>Also, is there an actual difference between SCSI and parallel >>>>DB25 cables? I understand that you should not interface one >>>>with the other, but is the actual DB25 cable itself different? >>>>The reason I ask is because parallel cables are so much cheaper. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>Thanks in advance! >>>> >>>>>For subscribe/unsubscribe: http://www.sgroup.ca/mailman/ listinfo/sgroup >>>>See http://www.generalconcepts.com/sgroup/ for more information. >>>> >> >>_________________________________________________________________ >>Windows Live™ Groups: Create an online spot for your favorite >>groups to meet. >>http://windowslive.com/online/groups? >>ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_groups_032009_____________________________________ __________ >>Sent by the sgroup mailing list &gt;&gt;sgroup(a)sgroup.ca <mailto:sgroup@sgroup.ca> >>For subscribe/unsubscribe: http://www.sgroup.ca/mailman/listinfo/ sgroup >>See http://www.generalconcepts.com/sgroup/ for more information. > >bruce tovsky > >www.skeletonhome.com > > >"The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources." > >Albert Einstein >