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Re: SCSI termination...
In article <2b5jhjINN3ho@iraun1.ira.uka.de> voss@i40s19.ira.uka.de
(Stefan Voss) writes:
> 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.
... but only the Apple High Speed SCSI card is terminated. The
original Apple SCSI Card is not terminated, so the first drive should
be terminated AS WELL AS the last drive. (If you only have one drive,
then it should be terminated once).
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David Empson
dempson@swell.actrix.gen.nz
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