From owner-freebsd-hardware Sun Nov 3 21:49:12 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id VAA23145 for hardware-outgoing; Sun, 3 Nov 1996 21:49:12 -0800 (PST) Received: from mx.serv.net (mx.serv.net [199.201.191.10]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id VAA23129 for ; Sun, 3 Nov 1996 21:49:08 -0800 (PST) Received: from MindBender.serv.net by mx.serv.net (8.7.5/SERV Revision: 2.30) id VAA10894; Sun, 3 Nov 1996 21:49:15 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost.HeadCandy.com (michaelv@localhost.HeadCandy.com [127.0.0.1]) by MindBender.serv.net (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id VAA28720; Sun, 3 Nov 1996 21:48:59 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <199611040548.VAA28720@MindBender.serv.net> X-Authentication-Warning: MindBender.serv.net: Host michaelv@localhost.HeadCandy.com [127.0.0.1] didn't use HELO protocol To: "Justin T. Gibbs" cc: "Jordan K. Hubbard" , hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: OK, what's the deal with 2940W controllers and internal connectors? In-reply-to: Your message of Sun, 03 Nov 96 18:42:33 -0800. <199611040242.SAA00127@freefall.freebsd.org> Date: Sun, 03 Nov 1996 21:48:59 -0800 From: "Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com" Sender: owner-hardware@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk >According to Adaptec, you are supposed to use only two or the three >connectors on the card. I'm sure the EE members of the crowd can >tell you why. It doesn't take an EE... Just think about it -- use all three connectors and you have the low byte terminated in three places (or if you only terminate two of the ends, you have a third "end" flapping in the electronic breeze...). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael L. VanLoon michaelv@MindBender.serv.net --< Free your mind and your machine -- NetBSD free un*x >-- NetBSD working ports: 386+PC, Mac 68k, Amiga, Atari 68k, HP300, Sun3, Sun4/4c/4m, DEC MIPS, DEC Alpha, PC532, VAX, MVME68k, arm32... NetBSD ports in progress: PICA, others... -----------------------------------------------------------------------------