\pard\tx533\tx1067\tx1601\tx2135\tx2668\tx3202\tx3736\tx4270\tx4803\tx5337\fc0 Q: I have ordered a 040 upgrade for my cube. I've heard that on the new '040 products the SCSI connector is a SCSI-2 (50 pin) while on the '030 Cube it was a modified RS-232 (DB25). What is it on the upgrade board? Will I need a adaptor cable for external SCSI peripherals?\
\pard\tx560\tx1120\tx1680\tx2240\tx2800\tx3360\tx3920\tx4480\tx5040\tx5600\fc0 You will need a new SCSI-2 cable when you upgrade to the 040 board. \
The SCSI connector on all '040 products is a 50 pin SCSI-2 type connector . This new connector is identical to those used on SparcStations. You can now order a cable from NeXT that has a SCSI-2 connector on one end and SCSI-1 (in a Centronics style connector) on the other end. The part number is N7007.
NeXT does not offer a cable that has DB25 on one end and SCSI-2 on the other. One possible solution for this is to get a cable with female Centronics on both ends, and then attach a N7007 cable to one end, and a DB25 to male Centronics cable to the other end.