[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> On Tue, 18 Apr 2000, Chris Mauritz wrote:
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> > Also, make sure you have active (not passive) termination.
>
> Since I am no SCSI guru, can someone please explain, how to determine
> which is active and which is passive?
>
> I went to the computer store, asked for a SCSI terminator and got it. It
> has three little LEDs (one is POWER, one is LVD and the third is SE).
> After I connected it to SCSI bus, POWER and LVD are on. Is this active or
> passive?
>
Based on the markings you describe, it appears that you have a
terminator that will automatically switch between LVD and SE
mode. That would mean that it is an active SE terminator when
you are configured for SE mode.
I believe that this is described in more detail in the SCSI FAQ,
but active and passive only describe Single-Ended termination.
If your SCSI bus is operating in LVD mode, active vs. passive
is a non-issue.
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