A3000 external scsi termination

[Zac67]

There were lots of passthrough terminators around; when a device features only one port, you have little choice. However, terminating the bus like this should only be done when it's the only option. Make sure there's not another terminator inside the device; double termination doesn't work well.

BTW: When the terminator doesn't say 'active' it's passive.

[Zac67]

And yes: total cable length is limited to 6m (A3000 internal is SCSI-1), slightly more modern Fast SCSI (like on the WarpEngine) is limited to 3m.

The WarpEngine's SCSI is faster and - looking at the 53C710 - probably more reliable anyway, so I'd rather go that way. You can also split up the devices to avoid lenghty cables - but don't forget to change termination accordingly.

[Zac67]

Well, the (crap Mac style) 25 pin port eats away some of the signal quality - I wouldn't exceed 3 or 4m and take care that only active terminators are present.