QUICK QUESTION

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  1. spy22

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    Hello all,

    :blink I have come across a conflict of information in my notes and books etc and would appreciate any help.

    With regards to SCSI devices, if two HDD exist on a chain does it actually matter which link on the chain they exist on or does it ONLY matter that the have been set as MASTER/SLAVE and that the last device has been terminated? Also do all empty attachments have to be terminated??

    Thankyou

    SPY22
     
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  2. Sparky
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    There isn’t a master\slave config for SCSI mate, every device has to have a unique SCSI ID though.

    You don’t have to worry about terminating connections. Basically you will have a dedicated SCSI card or a SCSI connector on the motherboard and when the system boots it will scan the devices on the SCSI cable and you can see this before the Windows splash screen appears.
     
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    The ends of SCSI chain need to be terminated.

    The chain needs a SCSI controller or host adapter (whatever you want to call it) to talk to the PC

    You set the IDs on the controller and the drive.

    Edit: termination should be set when the PC scans the settings
     
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  4. spy22

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    Thanks alot for speedy reply!!

    yep just realised where i was mixing my notes up...oops. thanks :oops:
     
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    Yup, its worth noting on modern SCSI devices you dont need to set the SCSI ID, the controller takes care of that. 8)
     
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