on 1/8/03 4:25 PM, pdimage.fsnet.co.uk at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> I think you're off the mark on this one. Every SCSI bus must have >> termination at the ENDS of the chain.
<snip> > > That's just about my understanding of it too - all scsi hard drives > factory supplied onboard pre ide macs and clones are id 0 (not > necessarily for clones as my Pulsar was supplied with a HD at id 6} and > terminated. The scsi id's 0 - 7 and positions on the cable are entirely > flexible as long as the chain is terminated at both ends. The terminated > device has to be the last on the chain AFAIK. Actually, I don't think it does matter what position on the chain is terminated. That's what I've been told, anyway. > An unterminated chain can give lots of strange problems as I have > encountered with quite a few sca 80 pin 2/4/9 gig Barracudas with no > termination option on the drive jumpers - I had to buy 80 pin adapters > with sca termination via jumpers on the adapter. > I know you can cause havoc if the bus is unterminated, but does anyone have any experience with a SCSI bus where more than one device is terminated? I'm not sure what happens if you have multiple devices terminated. Charles -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
