Re: Xebec Card Help

[Wayne Stewart <waynes@intergate.bc.ca>]

That removed pin isn't a user mod. I have 7 or 8  of the cards here, all
with this mod and the coresponding hole in the connector is plugged.
It's simply howe the manufacturer keyed the connector so you couldn't
hook it up backwards.


"Brian A. Davis" wrote:

> Hi;
>
> I am looking for some helpful information about a Xebec controler card.
>
> For a while now, I have had a Xebec card in my discard/junk box. I had
> assumed that the card was non-functional because one of the connector pins
> was broken off. I have just read  that sometimes owners cut off pin 25 to
> prevent some kind of termination power problem with some hard drives. This
> is the pin that is broken on my card.
>
> Can someone explain to me exactly what removing pin 25 is supposed to do?
> I would also like to know what types of hard drives (SASI/SCSI) can be
> attached to this card.