Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Sun, 30 Nov 1997 22:05:08 +0100 | | From | Pavel Machek <> | | Subject | Re: Triton DMA |
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Hi!
> > H. Peter Anvin <hpa@transmeta.com> wrote: > > > > > >I guess I don't really understand the quest to turn IDE into SCSI, > > >especially since SCSI is *still* very much more versatile than IDE; I > > >have yet to see an IDE scanner... > > > > Well, SCSI may be more versatile, but I have yet to get a single report > > about problems with IDE because of bad termination. > > If we turn SCSI versatility into IDE non-versatility by doing the > following: > > - Solder a terminator on every SCSI controller. > - Change 'Terminator enabled' jumper to 'Secondary' > 'Terminator disabled then means 'Primary'
Sorry. No.
On IDE, you are permitted to put master/slave disc anywhere on that bus. You can swap then and they will work. SCSI expects termination at the end of cable.
[What about soldering terminators _INTO EACH SCSI CABLE_? You would not be able to cut them...]
Pavel
-- I'm really pavel@atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz. Pavel Look at http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~pavel/ ;-).
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