Thanks for your suggestion. But what would you recomend if I wanted to buy a wide hard drive, which in fact is what I'm planning to buy. What is your opinion on the 2940UW. I aprreciate all your help since this is really the first time I'm going to build my own PC. Postmaster wrote: > >I am planning to build a new computer and I have trouble figuring out > >which type of SCSI card to buy. Can someone please explain the > >difference between wide SCSI, fast SCSI, ultra SCSI, etc. > >I have a scanner and I plan to buy a hard drive and a zip drive and I > >whant to put them on the same card but I don't know which card I need. > > > Here is the URL for Adaptec's Glossery of Technical Terms were you can find > more info on what you need to know > http://www.adaptec.com/tools/glossary/general.html > > Sounds to me like an Adaptec 2940U would work just fine for you as long as > you don't by a wide SCSI hard drive. > > James Kerr > Metric Engineering > [log in to unmask]