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    15-Jul-94 15:29:12
Sb: #156357-SCSI Unit Nos.
Fm: Norman Hamer 70314,164
To: Ron Legro 75136,2066
Ron: <<A clarification and possible exception: I have an A2091 like David, and I run three internal SCSI devices on it (including a floptical and two hard drives, one being the Quantum that came with the controller card). Oddly, these devices seem to work fine whether I terminate only the last drive or also terminate either of the other two drives.>> Sometimes you can get away with putting termination all over the SCSI buss or chain. However, you sinking more of the buss power than you need to. In some cases the buss can supply the power of the additional terminations. However, the best policy is to have only two terminators one on the card (a SCSI device) and one on the end of the internal or external drive chain. If you have an external and internal drive chain then you should only have two terminators: none on the card, but one at the end of each drive chain (or should I say SCSI chain as you might have a scanner with a SCSI connection). If your system is configured this way then your problem is not SCSI termination. Good Luck! Norm