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Offline Zac67

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Re: External SCSI ??s
« on: November 23, 2007, 05:49:19 PM »
You should note that from the above examples only

TERM---HD---SUPRA---CASE---TERM

is a valid SCSI bus, the others will be flaky or defunct. There must always be exactly two terminators at the ends of the chain.
 

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Re: External SCSI ??s
« Reply #1 on: November 24, 2007, 08:13:39 PM »
If the last device in the chain has no termination option, you'll have to add an external terminator.
 

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Re: External SCSI ??s
« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2007, 09:55:53 AM »
You mean like 'how do I terminate at the 'first' device in the chain?' - well, it's the last device as well, seen from the other side. You'll have to terminate it via option jumper, plug-in resistor array or a flat ribbon inline terminator.

Plus, as rkauer wrote, deactivate the Supra's terminaton since it's in the middle of the bus (thus the rule 'deactivate controller terminator when using both internal and external connectors').