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From: Sundar_Prasad@mtsg.ubc.ca (Sundar)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Adaptec 400A SCSI - MFM device info request
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Date: 15 Aug 90 18:17:42 GMT
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We are looking at connecting a 160MB RD54 disk (taken out of a VAXstation 
3200) to a MacIIx as an additional SCSI device. I have located a dealer 
who is willing to sell an enclosure for the disk with the power supply and 
an Adaptec SCSI-MFM adapter so that the Mac can talk to the RD54 disk. 
However, the dealer has no installation instruction sheets whatsoever and 
is not able to answer my queries on:
1.  whether the Adaptec 400A has a proper SCSI terminator and 
2.  the kind of cabling I need to connect the Mac to the adapter on one 
end and the adapter to the disk on the other.
I would be very grateful if anyone who has had experience with using a 
SCSI-MFM adapter board (esp. the 400A) with the Mac can pass on any useful 
tips on setting up and configuring this combination properly. Muchos 
Gracias in advance.
 

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