Help!
2. With two external connectors, you'll always be guessing trying to
figure out which one is 'furthest' from the terminators inside (and
TERMINATORS SHOULD ALWAYS BE AT THE END OF THE SCSI CHAIN). 3. The
external terminator will cover and protect the other unused connector, so
when you do try to use it, it wont be all covered in dust and grundge from
the back of your workspace (I know my machine gets dusty mighty fast!).
I just picked up an external terminator for $9.90 from Fry's in San Jose,
CA. If you pay more than $20 for one ,you've paid too much.
In closing, a comment about external cases:
(FOR HACKERS ONLY!!!!)
The CHEAPEST way to put a couple of SCSI devices into an external box is
to buy an empty micro/mini-PC case for $60-75 and then get some cabling.
I just put together an external case (4 bays, 200 Watt Power Supply) for
less than $100 – including case, external & internal cables, and external
terminator. This is FAR cheaper than I could have done by buying some
custom made SCSI-box, and includes a beefier power supply. As for size, by
the time you get a box to support 3 or more 1/2 height drives, they are as
big a a mini-PC case, and cost 3 times as much.
Anyway, hope this is of some use . . .
Erik Flom