On Tue, 8 Jun 1999, Gary E. Miller wrote:
Yo Paul!
SCA2 drives (i.e. SCSI with that odd connector) have pins of
different lenghts. This allows sequencing of ground, power and
signal while hot-swapping drives.
Some brands of drive carriers also have this feature.
RGDS
GARY
hi gary,
Different length connectors, eg on SCA, is what i was referring to
when i said mechanical. Also the special carriers with the push
buttons are also mechanical i believe. AFAIK they provide a way to
quickly and uniformly disconnect the lines - possibly even first the
data lines and then power if it's sophisticated enough - to minimise
bus noise.
regards,
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