All IDE-based Powerbooks and some SCSI-based ones (namely 500 series) there
is no termination power at the Powerbook - unlike most Mac desktops. Thus,
you'll need a terminator on either side of the SCSI chain, even if you're
using just a single device.
(See wonderfully primitive ASCII art below)
/
/
--- *---------* [] [ DEVICE(S) ] []
^ ^ ^ ^ ^
PB HDI TERMINATOR 1 CD-ROM, etc. TERMINATOR 2
SCSI
ADAPTER
If the SCSI device self terminates or can be switched to do so then
Terminator 2 can be removed. Hard drives and ZIP drives usually can do this,
CD drives can't. Incorrectly terminated devices, I my experiences, can
sometimes be recognised by the host system but usually can't be mounted.
Hope this helps.
Ben.
> On 2002-07-27 05:20, "Brian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > If I had started with powerbooks not Apple desktops I think I would now
hate
> > SCSI. The desktop models, just plain WORK.
>
> The 1400's CD drive is an IDE device, not SCSI.
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