> > [The first and last device should be terminated.] > >And, if the active termination is used, I believe the terminated >devices should be powered up.
1] Maybe I'm missing something but with the PowerBook connected to a SCSI cable there isn't any possibility of additional SCSI devices in the chain because there is no "pass through" or "courtesy" SCSI connector on the PB, so it _will_ be the end of the chain because that's all it can be! Furthermore, my understanding is that the PB as a SCSI device in SDM is terminated. This has worked for my 540c. Adding a terminator between the SCSI chain and the PB might prevent signals from reaching the PB. 2] Also, rather than buying another cable, find the switchable adaptor which allows you to use the same cable/connector/adapter for SCSI Disk Mode or for hanging SCSI devices off your PB. I bought one from PowerOn (available online but they happen to be local for me). That way you can connect any DB25 cable to the wonky rectangular PB connector and just flip a switch for either "SCSI" or "Dock" mode. Less than $20 and very handy if you don't want to schlep a closet full of cables and adapters around. 3] That said, I'm still not able to use the 1400 with a 2GB HD in SCSI Disk Mode w/o errors so I got into networking using Ethernet. Transfer of data is not nearly as fast as SDM plus it seems to take forever for my 7500 to start up now. Also I'm learning a valuable lesson about software licences as QuicKeys4 refuses to load on the second machine to boot with the error message: "Duplicate serial number." Geeze QuicKeys, I just want to have my portable set up like my desk computer, and you expect me to buy another copy!? I don't think so! Grumble, mumble, corporate greed, mumble, grumble.... BTW sorry if my previous post of my culls of the "SCSI Disk Mode vs. Large HDs" was a tad on the large side. I thought I pared it down to just the essentials, retaining author info, etc. but when I saw it in the digest it even struck me as a bit much. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:powerbooks@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:powerbooks-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:powerbooks-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
