Coincidentally....I encountered this exact process a few hours ago. I asked a buddy of mine who is much more knowledgeable about SCSI voodoo because I intend to go strictly ATA in my Genesis which has the same Tsunami motherboard as the 9500.
He popped open a SGI (Silicon Graphics) computer and pulled the internal SCSI ribbon out of it and gave it to me. The SGI method of dealing with SCSI termination is to permanently terminate the actual SCSI cable and not the devices on it !!! The cable has connectors to plug into the Motherboard and into the hard drive and CD=ROM drive and a black terminator permanently attached to the end of it. He assures me that I can simply plug this SCSI cable into the connector on the board and the internal bus will be properly terminated without any devices on it. I'm sure there are terminators that you can buy from somewhere that will plug into your SCSI harness. M On Monday, February 17, 2003, at 05:28 PM, Eric dannewitz wrote: > Here, let me rephrase the question. I want to remove all the SCSI > devices in my 9500 and just use IDE drives. I heard that you need to > terminate the bus or something like that. Is this true and what type of > termination is needed (Active or Passive). > > Thanks > > > pdimage.fsnet.co.uk wrote: > >>> Hey all, I got into this discussion late. What type of terminator is >>> recommended for terminating the internal scsi bus. I have a power >>> mac 9500. >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> >> >> Termination depends on the nature of the last device on the chain >> - >> I don't know the exact setup inside a 9500 but my 8500 int scsi has CD >> (top 5.25 bay), 80 pin Seagate (third bay - 3.5 with adapter) and 80 >> pin >> Seagate (fourth bay 3.5 with adapter). >> My options are to terminate the last device in bay four with a >> jumper on the drive if the drive has 'term enable' - which mine >> doesn't - >> terminate on the adapter if the adapter has 'term enable' - which mine >> does - or terminate the next connector after the last device on the >> chain >> with a terminator if the connector is not more than four inches of >> ribbon >> away from the last device - I've never tried the last one - perhaps >> someone else has... >> >> Pete >> >> >> >> >> >> > > -- 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
