Re: SCSI termination...

[voss@i40s19.ira.uka.de (Stefan Voss)]

In article <k171551@pro-newton.cts.com>, danb@pro-newton.cts.com (Dan Brown) writes:
|> In <1993Nov1.144533.5156@seq.uncwil.edu>
|> caroon@seq.uncwil.edu (Craig N. Caroon) writes:
|> 
|> >Question:  Should only the last device on a scsi chain be terminated, or
|> >		   should both the first and last be terminated?
|> 
|>         Both ends of the chain should be terminated.

... and both the Apple SCSI card or the RamFAST SCSI count as a device at the
end of the SCSI chain. Both are terminated, so only the last device needs 
a terminating resistor.



                 SCSI bus
         __________________... ____
        |            |             |
      -----        -----         -----
      |   |        |   |   ...   |   |
      |   |        |   |         |   |
      -----        -----         -----
     RamFAST      device        device
       or           #1            #n
      Apple       (no term.     (termination
      SCSI         needed)       needed)
   (terminated)


|>  [stuff deleted]
|>  ----------------------------------
|> Dan Brown, Sysop of pro-newton     Internet: danb@pro-newton.cts.com
|>  Above opinions are not those of Mensa, which has no opinions.

Stefan Voss
(voss@ira.uka.de)