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- From: gruel@hondo.cyberverse.com (Nick)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: Amiga 3000 SCSI chain: help me
- Date: 25 Jan 1996 11:12:06 GMT
- Organization: Cyberverse Online
- Message-ID: <4e7oi6$1m3@rodelo.cyberverse.com>
- References: <4e5l17$ha6@news.sdd.hp.com> <4e63m9$ous@ccnet2.ccnet.com>
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- In article <4e63m9$ous@ccnet2.ccnet.com>, <slider> wrote:
- >-> >the empty floppy bay - without having to worry whether or not the SCSI-II
- >-> >connectors (assuming the original ribbon has SCSI-I connectors) will
- >-> >interact properly with the built in controller.
- >->
- >-> I didn't state that clearly, but what I was implying is that I do not
- >-> believe you'd FIND SCSI-II IDC connectors for your ribbon cable, or if
- >--> you do, they will look suspiciosly like SCSI-I connectors. The drives
- >->- are pin-compatable.
- >->
- >-> SCSI-II WIDE on the other hand....
- >->
- >-> >Whew...run on, run on. :)
- >->
- >-> You fit right in around here :-)
- >->
- >->
- >->
- >->
- >******Note he was asking about the internal connectors*****
- >There is no NO difference between SCSI-I and SCSI-II internal INTERNAL
- >connecting cables. Both are 50 connector straight thru with 50pin IDS
- >connectors on each end. The difference between SCSI-I and II is with the
- >devices only, with SCSI-II having better throughput than SCSI-I and supporting of
- >course more commands for the improved speed and different options. Now there have
- >been a couple flavors of external connectors between SCSI-I and SCSI-II, but the internal
- >connectors have always been 50 connector straight thru wired with 50pin IDS
- >connectors on each end.
-
- Yep, I learned that today from a friendly salesnerd at a local computer
- shop where I went to get a proper connector. Had a bit of fun with the
- termination, but got both drives mounted and spinning happily. Miracles
- do happen. ;)
-
- Thanks for the help guys.
-
- -Nick
-