Date: Fri, 06 Nov 1998 23:51:21 -0800 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Zach Heilig <zach@gaffaneys.com> Cc: freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: acceptable SCSI cable geometry? Message-ID: <199811070751.XAA00467@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 06 Nov 1998 23:06:31 CST." <19981106230631.A6726@znh.org>
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> I just received an external 7-bay SCSI case, and am a bit uneasy about the way > the internal cable connects. > > I ask because I need to order a SCSI-II to SCSI-II external cable, and if > there might be a problem with this sort of configuration, I might as well get > a different internal cable for the case at the same time. [the case was cheap > enough, so buying another cable is not a real big deal]. > > [ this will only have fast scsi devices (cdroms/cd-writer/jazz) ] > > It looks like: > > ^ C > | | > | |<------- 4 feet --------> > 20 inches +------+--+--+--+--+--+--+ > | | \ / > | | 5 inches > v C > > Is that significantly worse than (for example): > > <--------- 4.5 feet ---------> > C--------+--+--+--+--+--+--+-T > \ / \ / > 6 inches 3 inches > > + == device connector. > C == external connector. > T == terminator. Yes. The person responsible for that cable should be shot. A 4' stub is in no way compatible with the SCSI bus. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message
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