Connecting a SCSI peripheral using a cable to USB. Is it possible?

[MattSh]

Have a Mac Mini without external SCSI connector. No surprise there. However, I have a Canon FS2710 Slide Scanner that I would like to occasionally use with this computer. Installing a SCSI card is out of the question. Has anyone tried connecting a SCSI peripheral (any SCSI peripheral) using a USB Serial Adapter? How did it work?

I know they sell these types of cables. And I know that Canon does not recommend this, although they do not say it won't work. They just don't recommend it.

Any ideas???

[onehandle]

1. It won't work.

No Mac has had built in SCSI capability in years.

There no way to make it work with Mini that I know of.

[Richard Steele]

2. Nope, see what Onehandle said. I have an old SCSI scanner myself...

...and I keep an old Powermac networked to this iMac just to operate it.

[eppur_se_muova]

3. How about a SCSI to FireWire adapter?

I can't endorse or review this product, I've never used it. But OWC has been a good company to deal with in the past.

http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Ratoc/FR1SX/

[bullimiami]

4. they exist but I wouldnt be that confident that the software

will be able to negotiate the path.

heres one

http://www.adaptec.com/en-US/support/scsi_port/usb_scsi/USB2Xchange/

[elfin]

5. Scanners are inexpensive enough to buy new

Finally swithched to USB and donated the old scanner.