Re: Help Setting Up SCSI Chain (HD & CD on an Apple IIgs)

["Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast.net>]

"Tempest" <tempest@atariprotos.com> wrote in
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> David Chiu wrote:
> > Termination should be applied to the last
> > device in the chain.
>
> Right, I thought that was correct.  Does that
> mean I should have the terminator on the unused
> port of the CD drive?  Also, does the HD need
> to have a higher SCSI ID than the CD drive since
> I want it to boot first?


Yes, the terminator on the last drive, if it's
a pass-thru you put it between the cable and
drive,
and a stop type goes on the spare port. Also, you
must have a disk in the CD drive in order for the
machine to see it and pass control to the HDD.

Bill Garber
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