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Re: A2091 - disable card termination?
« on: November 24, 2014, 07:19:14 AM »
Quote from: Amiwest;778113
The A2091 SCSI controller needs the termination on it no matter how many hard drives you install. The place for the end termination is the last on the cable chain. Both ends of the SCSI cable need to be terminated and the A2091 is at one end of the cable.
http://www.sacc.org/2091-man.pdf
has a user manual. I have not used one but what I have read they need a revision 6 rom ( prefer rev 7) to work with an OS2 or greater.


Ditto. Both ends of the SCSI chain need to be terminated. If you rip the internal ones out you're likely to "terminate" your 2091.
 

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Re: A2091 - disable card termination?
« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2014, 03:08:45 AM »
It would seem so:
"The most common mistake in SCSI termination is assuming that the SCSI controller itself doesn't count; in fact, it does count as a device, and the termination rules apply to it just like other devices. Many Amiga controllers have the termination resistors soldered into place, under the assumption that only internal or only external SCSI devices will be attached. If both internal and external devices are to be used, it is necessary to remove these resistors. Soldered-in terminators can be desoldered or simply cut out. Sockets may be soldered in their place to provide the greatest versatility, or you can just use external terminators. "

As mentioned above I have used 2091 before for both internal and external devices and it has worked flawlessly. I have never had to remove the internal termination.  My coments were more about the dangers of unsoldering compents from old hardware and premature termination.