Ratoc Systems FR1SX FireWire to Ultra SCSI Converter (IEEE1394)

by RATOC

Product Details

Product Manual [1.48mb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.3 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006BANR
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: FR1SX
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #73 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Computer Components > I/O Port Cards > SCSI Port Cards
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 21, 2002

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

FR1SX turns your SCSI device into a FireWire (IEEE1394) device. The SCSI device works as a FireWire (IEEE1394) device seamlessly. Compatible with SCSI HD, Removable HD, Jaz, ORB, MO drives, CD-ROM drives, CD-Burners, DVD-ROM drives, DVD-burners, scanners, film scanners, Tape drives. Supports FireWire (IEEE1394) daisy chain and comes equipped with quick, easy plug and play installation.

Note: The FR1SX does not support SCSI daisy chain.

Product Description

Firewire-Ultra SCSI converter

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Converting SCSI scanners to firewire, September 7, 2009

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Tom Abbott - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ratoc Systems FR1SX FireWire to Ultra SCSI Converter (IEEE1394) (Personal Computers)

The Ratoc FR1SX Firewire to Ultra SCSI converter works straight out of the box with my old Nikon Coolscan film scanner.
I am using Mac OS X and Vuescan, (Hamrick) scanner software.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars THE solution that I had been searching for., February 13, 2008

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C. P. Ridout (Falmouth, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ratoc Systems FR1SX FireWire to Ultra SCSI Converter (IEEE1394) (Personal Computers)

I bought the Ratoc Firewire/SCSI Converter to use with 2 different scanners (one at a time - no SCSI daisychain) both of which had SCSI one connectors via an adaptor. They were an Agfa T1200 flatbed and a Nikon LS-1000 slide scanner. Both worked immediately on my Mac G5 system running OS X 10.4.10. No Ratoc drivers needed although I was using VueScan to communicate with them. It is important to adopt SCSI rules, ie switch on scanners and let them get to standby mode before connecting or booting the computer.

The answer to a maiden's prayer, it does what it says on the tin.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as the manufacturer would have you think, July 9, 2006

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Glenn Hoffman - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ratoc Systems FR1SX FireWire to Ultra SCSI Converter (IEEE1394) (Personal Computers)

Never got the FR1SX to work under Mac OS X with Retrospect and a VXA-1 tape drive. It would begin to work but after a while Retrospect would throw an error and the backup failed.

Otherwise this unit seems well built and well designed for its purpose.