Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2001 13:45:25 -0500 From: Doug Ledford <dledford@redhat.com> To: Karl-Heinz Herrmann <k.-h.herrmann@fz-juelich.de> Cc: aic7xxx@FreeBSD.ORG, Andrew Yeats <ayeats@ne.mediaone.net> Subject: Re: Problem with recognizing umax scanner Message-ID: <3AA3DEC5.4EAF07BF@redhat.com> References: <XFMail.010305113139.k.-h.herrmann@fz-juelich.de>
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Karl-Heinz Herrmann wrote: > I would like to ask something regarding this 50pin -> 25 pin thing. Right now > I'm using the ncr810 card with *either* the external Tape drive *or* the > scanner. I wanted to plug the scanner in to the external tape case. From what > you (Doug) wrote above this will not work. The cables would be quite some > expense, so if there is no or only a small chance of getting this up and > running I'll spare me that money and trouble and will just stick to plugging > in whatever I need. > > The tape in question is an old Exabyte 8500 that connect with 4MB/s sync, 50 > pin 'narrow' bus, actual tranfers are 30MB/min. At only 4MB/s, you probably could get the arrangement to work. Keeping the cables as short as possible will help, and running an actual 50 pin cable to the scanner and then using a 50->25pin adapter at the scanner itself will also help. -- Doug Ledford <dledford@redhat.com> http://people.redhat.com/dledford Please check my web site for aic7xxx updates/answers before e-mailing me about problems To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe aic7xxx" in the body of the message
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