on 3/12/04 9:02 PM, Russ Gibson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > jeremy blanton wrote: >> Well I've removed the internal old Seagate 1 gb drive from >> the chain. The >> old drive was a full height 50 pin. I didn�t see a >> terminator on the end of >> the drive. I did see a SCSI ID switch but would that would >> terminate the >> drive? According to SCSIProbe, I've got the new Western >> Digital drive on BUS >> 0, ID 0, the CD drive on ID 3, and the CPU on ID 7. Doesn�t the CPU > > The CPU is a kind of virtual device as the host. You want termination on > both ends of the cable, as well as termination power, which the motherboard > should provide (both the first termination and the power). > >> terminate automatically? I could get a terminator from radio > > That�s essentially what I did. I purchased a new 68 pin terminator and > plugged it directly into the SCSI cable, on the last connector. >
Yeah That�s what Im about to go do, get a 50 terminator from radio shack and hope for the best! Thanks! J. Blanton Austin TX "The Stupider it looks, the more important it probably is! " -J.R. "Bob" Dobbs, 1961 http://www.subgenius.com -- 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
