Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!samsung!uunet!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!gnh-starport.cts.com!whitewolf From: whitewolf@gnh-starport.cts.com (Tae Song) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: What's wrong with my hard drive Message-ID: Date: 9 May 91 11:31:49 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 29 X-Unparsable-Date: Wed May 8 91 at 14:58:26 (EDT) |Well I am also speaking only of Apple products as well. Since there |appears to be some confusion here, perhaps we should clarify the |setup. ROM03, High-Speed(Apple) SCSI card and a hard drive that is |NOT internally terminated. Now, Todd has indicated that one should |not use more than 2 terminators and that the High-Speed SCSI card |has a built in terminator. So, does the High-Speed card have a built |in terminator? Assuming it does, and that there is only one hard |drive connected to it( which is not internally terminated) are you |saying that one should not put a terminator( or need not) on the |hard drive? Now the Rev C card does not have a terminator, so why |shouldn't one need 2 terminators? | |Bottom line: should I remove the terminator from my drive or not!? | |Philip McDunnough |University of Toronto |[my opinions,...] Bottom line: It doesn't matter. Why, because you only 1 drive. When you have multiple drives, then you DO need a terminator. The terminator helps cut noise and cross talking. But in the interest of enforcing the stanard just leave it on, if it works. Like they say if it isn't broken don't fix it. Rev C... well, I think they were terminated... but not properly. INET: whitewolf@gnh-starport.cts.com UUCP: crash!gnh-starport!whitewolf ARPA: crash!gnh-starport!whitewolf@nosc.mil