Apple SCSI TermPWR; Was Re: This is funny (ebay)

From: Doc <doc_at_mdrconsult.com>
Date: Sun Feb 24 02:18:26 2002

On Sat, 23 Feb 2002, Fred Cisin (XenoSoft) wrote:

> When talking about the DB25 end, it is ALMOST standardized.
> At one time, Trantor (now subsumed by Adaptec) warned about using cables
> intended for Apple with their cards. It was an issue of whether
> "TermPWR" was connected.

  OK, maybe my deal is related to that, maybe not. It's been bugging me
for a while, though.
  I have a number of older Seagate Hawk narrow SCSI 1G-2G drives. I have
a couple of LC 475s, the SE/30, and a IIci. I've never gotten one of
the Seagates to work as the internal drive on any of the older Macs
without using a cable terminator. I've tried term power to drive, to
bus, from bus, and IIRC, one of the 1G Hawks allows term power both to
the drive and from the bus. Never works. Terminated cable always
works.
  "Somebody 'splain this wonderment to me!"

        Doc
Received on Sun Feb 24 2002 - 02:18:26 GMT