Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi,comp.sys.sgi.hardware,alt.cd-rom.reviews,comp.publish.cdrom.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.cd-rom,comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.sun.hardware Path: cdrom.com!barrnet.net!decwrl!portal.com!portal!combdyn!lawrence From: lawrence@combdyn.com (Lawrence *The Dreamer* Chen) Subject: Re: Toshiba CD-ROM SCSI botch? Message-ID: <1994May9.180019.18515@combdyn.com> Organization: Combustion Dynamics Ltd. References: Date: Mon, 9 May 1994 18:00:19 GMT Lines: 38 Xref: cdrom.com comp.periphs.scsi:3457 comp.sys.sgi.hardware:1793 alt.cd-rom.reviews:126 comp.publish.cdrom.hardware:287 comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.cd-rom:2514 comp.sys.mac.hardware:15791 comp.sys.sun.hardware:3270 In article Dave@Yost.COM (Dave Yost) writes: >The two SCSI connectors on the back are wired internally >with ribbon cable like this: > > top connector ]- > | > | > | > bottom connector ]-+ > | > -------[ Drive > >thus creating a SCSI bus stub that is about 2 inches long. >Is the 2" stub long enough to cause trouble when used >on the same bus with a FAST SCSI-2 host (SGI Indigo2) >and a FAST SCSI-2 disk (Micropolis 2217AV)? > I can't comment about your particular setup, I have an Amiga 3000. but, I have an external harddrive, picked it up in 1987....that is wired in the manner above. I can't get anything mounted past this drive to work....with or without termination, etc. >Would it be worth it to put internal terminators in the CD-ROM drive, >and always connect it at the end of the chain using the top connector? > This is how I have the drive setup on my system. Someday if I have to, I'll probably have the cable replaced.....except the drive is probably going to die first. -- WORK: lawrence@combdyn.com | PHONE 403 529 2162 | FAX 529 2516 | VE6LKC HOME: dreamer@lhaven.uumh.ab.ca | 403 526 6019 | 529 5102 | VE6PAQ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Praxis BBS - 529 1610 | CYSNET BBS - 526 4304 | Lunatic Haven BBS - 526 6957 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- disclamer = (working_for && !representing) + (Combustion Dynamics Ltd.);