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From: terry@iti.org (Terry Hull)
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Subject: Re: SCSI bus termination
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Date: 3 Aug 90 16:31:43 GMT
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wschmidt%decefix@decefix.iao.fhg.de (Wolfram Schmidt) writes:

>Another Question:

>Many SCSI host adapters for the AMIGA have external Mac compatible DB25 SCSI
>connectors.
>If you have internal drives the SCSI bus is terminated at both ends. Good.
>If you have external drives ... Good.
>If you have both the bus has 3 terminators.
>The host adapter sits in the middle of the cable. Shouldn't the host adapter's
>terminators be removed? As of my knowledge all HA have them soldered in.

>Will SCSI work with this 3 terminators?

It should.  I have a Sun SLC sitting in front of me with a HP and a Wren
drive on it both terminated.  The SLC provides termination also.  Things
work just fine for me.  

>Wolfram Schmidt
>wschmidt@iao.fhg.de
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