[Sunhelp] Quick SCSI question

[Douglas R. Floyd]

> 
> On Tue, 7 Dec 1999, Gregory Leblanc wrote:
> 
> > Looking at a bunch of different sites that I shop for cables, I don't
> > see any mention of termination on the cables.  Are these cables
> > "special" or do most drives have the ability to terminate just the high
> > bits internally?  
> 
> Most of these cables are designed to hook directly to the host adaptor,
> which terminates both high and low bits.  Assume that a cable doesn't
> terminate unless proven otherwise.
> 
> Check the specs on the drive.  Most that I've seen can terminate on the
> high bits.  If not, you can find 68/50 pin adapters (usually not cables)
> that will terminate the high bits.  Check www.pc-pitstop.com and
> www.pimfg.com, I know they carry some adapters of this nature (though they
> may be internal rather than external).
> 
> -James

I did the ultra lazy thing, bought the adapter and cable from Adaptec, which
terminates the high bits.  This worked for me.

(I have something similar -- Sun, external drive, DLT library, adapter,
cable, CD-RW.)