DEC RRD43 terminator

From: Paul Thompson <thompson_at_mail.athenet.net>
Date: Mon Mar 18 07:11:06 2002

On Mon, 18 Mar 2002, Alan Pearson wrote:

> Does anyone know what the various jumper settings are?
> I'm trying to work out how the thing is currently
> configured.

If this is the OEM toshiba I might have them.

> There are two "centronics-style" connectors on the back.
> Do I need a terminator for one if the other's plugged
> into a VAXstation?

Yes.

> What does it mean when the yellow LED flashes? At the
> moment I don't have a cable to hook it up so I switched
> it on standalone just to see what happened. The yellow
> LED flashes and the only way I can open the CD tray is
> to stick an unfolded paperclip into the release hole :-)
> Is this something to worry about or just due to the drive
> not being hooked up to the VAXstation?

I think it just means that no cable and/or terminator is hooked up.
That's how the toshiba models work, anyhow.

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