Re: Received Apple SCSI card rev C. I need an opinion

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On Jun 6, 3:35 am, Lockar <loc...@nowheretobefound.com> wrote:
>       Take a look at where the drive connector is on the back.   The
> termination is done on these type of drives.  If it terminated you
> should see 3 brown (normally color but they can be another color)
> resistors.  If they are there the drive is terminated, and not and you
> just see holes then the drive is not terminated.
>
>     I hope this helps.
>
>      -Lockar
>
> In article
> <0195363b-7487-41e7-9d45-6a619d165...@m73g2000hsh.googlegroups.com>,
>
> <ilga...@videobank.it> wrote:
> > I'm afraid, i was wrong. It boots normally from floppy drive even with
> > SCSI drive turned off.
>
> > I tried with 6.0.1 disc 2 and other software and it starts normally.
> > It stopped during 5.0.4 disk boot because i've had SCSI driver and
> > SCSI manager installed on it so in the latter part of boot it searched
> > for SCSI drive and did an error
> > just a few second before desktop would have appeared. If there is no
> > SCSI driver it boots and there is no relation with hard drive state
> > (On / off).
>
> > I've checked, my Apple SCSI card isn't modified so i guess is the
> > drive or the case providing termination power.
> > Hard drive is a common Quantum prodrive 80 whose jumpers are:
> > |SS|EP|WS| |A2|A1|A0|  so, as far i know, there is no user control to
> > disable/enable internal termination or bus provided termination power.
> > I do not know my case brand however i used one classic external
> > terminator to close the chain. Is quantum prodrive, according to you,
> > providing  termination power?
> > Is there a risk if noone provide this power and the chain isn't
> > properly closed?

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