well, generally they are supposed to auto terminate one end if it's not connected, but of course that's not always perfect. there are terminators that plug into the standard 50 pin ribbon cable, and possibly some that will plug directly into the card. i believe some of them also have a jumper to force internal termination.
worst case, you could always use a cable meant for an external drive, plug the skinny connector into the card, and plug a regular external terminator into one of the big connectors, ideally cutting off the other one to reduce reflections but it probably wouldn't be a problem any way. this was also an issue on some of the earlier macs which would run faster if you terminated the built in scsi because otherwise it could pick up noise and produce interrupts when there wasn't any actual data that needed to move. i've got some of the internal terminators, i'll try and check with my source to see if he has more, they are active terminators which is really nice, they even work in a IIfx in place of the "special" terminator they normally need (but rarely still have). you might check the usual hardware sources, or digikey.com which carries some terminators as well, but best bet would be a place that sells hardware for servers and other high end systems. a google search for "internal scsi terminator" might also be useful. i simply love google for locating odd items! Marc van Gemert wrote: ------- > I had the same problem while installing OS X.1 on my B&W G3 with an retail Adaptec >2930U SCSI card installed. The external Jaz connected to that card was terminated via >that switch on the back of the Jaz (don't have an active terminator), but how do you >terminate that SCSI card internally? BTW Removing the card off course solved the >problem. ------ -- "Promise me, promise me this day, promise me now..." he asked. "Even as they strike you down, you will remember: humanity is not our enemy. The only thing worthy of you is compassion...Hatred will never let you face the beast in human beings. One day, when you face the beast alone, with your courage intact, your eyes kind...out of your smile will bloom a flower. and...on the long, rough road, the sun and the moon will continue to shine." Thich Nhat Hanh, Buddhist monk -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:g-list@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:g-list-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:g-list-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
