Path: utzoo!utgpu!cunews!mitel!testeng1!stanfiel
From: stanfiel@testeng1.misemi (Chris Stanfield)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Dataframe 20 HD problems
Message-ID: <6261@testeng1.misemi>
Date: 30 Jan 91 13:53:13 GMT
References: <1991Jan30.053313.5661@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au>
Reply-To: stanfiel@testeng1.UUCP ()
Organization: Mitel CAE Services
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In article <1991Jan30.053313.5661@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au> rcojs@chudich.co.rmit.oz (James Scott) writes:
>Has anyone had experience using a Dataframe 20 HD in conjunction with a 
>Newlife 1 CPU upgrade from Newbridge Microsystems?
 I had some problems with a genuine Apple hard drive after installing
a Newlife 1 upgrade, which were cured by installing a set of SCSI
terminator SIPs on the Newlife board. There are spaces provided for
these on the board, adjacent to the SCSI connector. I think the
problem is that some drives are more fussy than others about how the
SCSI bus is terminated. The spec. says it should be terminated at both
ends, but usually, if you only have one SCSI device, you can get away
with one termination. This is what happens in an SE, for example, with
the internal drive, but it helps that the cable to the internal drive
is short, as well. If you want to experiment, I suggest soldering
sockets into the Newlife board first!

Hope this helps.

Chris Stanfield, Mitel Corporation: E-mail to:- uunet!mitel!testeng1!stanfiel
(613) 592 2122 Ext.4960
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