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- From: Mithrandir <102440.3204@compuserve.com>
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- Subject: Re: Termination Quantum Fireball 1080S
- Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 16:43:50 -0500
- Organization: The White Council
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- KWONG CHUN-KUEN wrote:
- >
- > In article <236.6596T678T2599@ibm.net>,
- > Georges Heinesch <geohei@ibm.net> wrote:
- > >Hi.
- > >
- > >Does the Quantum Fireball 1080S have an active or a passive termination?
- > >
- > >--
- >
- > Sorry for jumping in without an answer, but I might have termination problems.
- > Someone recommended that I get "active termination"...
- >
- > I have no idea what that is. Its not described in the FAQ..
- >
- > I have an AHA-2842A with a Seagate 2.1g ST12400N with termination "switches"
- > again, there isn't enough manual to tell me what they mean..
- >
- > (As a side note, my seagate beeps when booted up, sometimes more than once..
- > is that normal?)
-
-
- Active Termination is produced by using an IC voltage regulator
- to hold the voltage at some magic level. Passive termination
- uses a set of resistors as a voltage divider to produce
- this level. The active one is neater and less prone to fluctuation
- from heat, load, etc.
-
- $.019999474634
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- Mith
-