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From: Sundar_Prasad@mtsg.ubc.ca (Sundar)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: How do I connect an ST506 disk to a Mac ?
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Date: 25 Jul 90 21:00:51 GMT
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We have a spare DEC RD54  disk (159 MB) removed from a VAXstation 3200 
which I am hoping to use as a second SCSI device with a MacIIx. Since the 
RD54 (basically an unmodified Maxtor disk) is not a SCSI device, a 
SCSI/MFM adapter must be used between the Mac and the disk. I have managed 
to locate that particular component, but still face unresolved questions:
1) What cables do I need (esp. since the Mac has a 25 pin SCSI connector) ?
2) How is the power supply to the disk handled (external or from the Mac 
itself) ?
3) I will need a SCSI terminator on the disk end. How do I go about 
finding out if there is a terminator already and if not, how do I put one 
in there ?

Any leads on any of the above queries will be greatly appreciated.

Sundar_Prasad@mtsg.ubc.ca  <Internet>
userffa3@ubcmtsg           <Bitnet>
Civil Engineering
UBC, Vancouver V6T 1W5
CANADA