Paul Nelson on 7/23/01 7:51 PM wrote:
> I have a problem with a PB5300 not connecting with an Apple CD-ROM.
> My friend connected through a pass-through terminator to my 600e CD-ROM,
> and wasn't able to get it to work, either through Apple or CD-ROM Toolkit.
> I have a hunch that it was a termination problem, and that he needed to
> have a final terminator, in addition to the pass-through (which the
> powerbook needs, AFAIK),and that it should work with the pair of
> terminators. Thanks for any advice.
I would say that you're right. In addition to the pass-thru at the beginning
of the chain, you need termination at the end. As this is a single drive,
then you need a terminator on the open connector. This is how I've hooked
mine up, also using a 600e CD-ROM.
-makmac
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