Can someone here verify this:
"The terms active and passive were used for SCSI through SCSI III UW.
When LVD/SE and LVD devices entered the market, termination
had to be re-invented, as neither active nor passive would work
for all applications. If you place an LVD/SE drive on a SCSI III UW chain, an older SCSI III active terminator may work, but has just as much chance of not working."
Yup.
Seagate tells me I need "active negation" termination on my LVD/SE SCSI Cheetah drive. The drive itself provides no means for termination.
Odd. All drives that I've used have some form of termination available onboard, be it enabled by jumpers or with a flat-pack. If the drive is SCA, then the SCA Adapter will have termination pins.
What's the exact model? What are you plugging it into?
Every time I turn around someone redefines the SCSI terminology I thought I had figured out, making me crazy.
No, it's not changed in years. But perhaps you're using newer technologies now and running in to these issues.
Every terminator specifically stating it provides "active negation" (not many) costs as much as I paid for the drive.
ug. Check CyberGuys.
- Dan.
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