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From: macman@wpi.WPI.EDU (Chris Silverberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: IIfx vs the scanner - scanner wins!
Keywords: SCSI Microtek terminator
Message-ID: <1990Dec12.175432.20171@wpi.WPI.EDU>
Date: 12 Dec 90 17:54:32 GMT
References: <14862@arisia.Xerox.COM>
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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In article <14862@arisia.Xerox.COM> sanders.parc@xerox.com writes:

>Brainstorm: whats different between office and dealer? No scanner at
>dealer.  Trying turning scanner off or on - same problem.  Finally
>unplug SCSI cable at Mac end - sudden success.
>Called Microtek 800 number.  Oops, sales, not tech support.  However,
>they must have heard this problem before.  They say:
>
>  remove the SCSI terminator
>
>Now, theoretically we have 2 SCSI devices and only one (Mac internal)
>terminator.  Heresy!  But we tried it, and it worked.

There are a couple things i've learned aobut scsi chains....
1) Always put the scanner last
2) Scanners don't always have to be terminated.

Is there a possibility that the scanner is already internally terminated?

>Morals:
>  SCSI is a *very* dark art.  Even simple setups ain't so simple.

Agreed.


 
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