Re: //gs + Apple High Speed SCSI + Quantum Drive == $#!+!!!!

[@uplink.cichlid.com (Dameon D. Welch)]

In article <bazyarCt6wD0.6B9@netcom.com> bazyar@netcom.com (Jawaid Bazyar)
writes:
>@uplink.cichlid.com (Dameon D. Welch) writes:
>
>>Disconnect the SyQuest drive from SCSI chain. (Yes, everything is correctly
>>terminated). Now ][gs refuses to recognize the Quantum drive at all (doesn't
>>exist according to Apple's SCSI utils).
>
>  You have blown the termpower fuse on the Quantum. If you really want
>to use the Quantum alone with the HS SCSI, you'll have to modify your
>HS SCSI card to correctly supply term power (hook up a diode from
>+5 on the HS SCSI card to the termpower pin on the card's SCSI connector).

One of those nifty new Active terminators also does the trick (ones that supply
TermPower). I'm borrowing one from my friend and that seemed to solve the
problem. Looks like I need to buy one of those.