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Date:      Thu, 5 Sep 1996 22:59:04 +0200 (MET DST)
From:      Wilko Bulte <wilko@yedi.iaf.nl>
To:        se@zpr.uni-koeln.de (Stefan Esser)
Cc:        tege@matematik.su.se, sef@kithrup.com, bde@zeta.org.au, hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: forwarded
Message-ID:  <199609052059.WAA19227@yedi.iaf.nl>
In-Reply-To: <199609051953.VAA01686@x14.mi.uni-koeln.de> from "Stefan Esser" at Sep 5, 96 09:53:32 pm

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As Stefan Esser wrote...

> Torbjorn Granlund writes:
>  > For completeness, here is my system setup:
>  > 
>  >   ASUS P/I-P55TP4N (P167, 512KB burst cache, 64MB EDO DRAM)
>  >   Adaptec 2940UW PCI
>  >     Fujitsu 2954SAU 4.4GB (8-bit Ultra enabled)
>  >     HP35480A DAT (Fast SCSI)
>  >     Toshiba XM-3701TA CD-ROM (Fast SCSI) (last device, terminated)
> 
> Hmmm, what's the length of the SCSI cable ?
> What quality is it ?
> 
> I assume you know, that Ultra-SCSI tolerates at 
> most 1.5 (5ft.) of high-quality cable, total.
> But if your cable is not exactly up to the 
> requirements of the spec, I'd be careful not to 
> go beyond half that length.
> 
> Another (IMHO) open question is, whether FAST
> SCSI devices (like your DAT and CDROM) may be
> on a SCSI bus using 20MHz transfer rates. I'd
> be careful because of a perhaps too high load,
> and because they might become confused because
> of the too short strobes.

At work Ultra SCSI is currently in qualification. Especially things
like stub length on (older) devices can cause problems. I'd suggest
to put the Fujitsu on a short bus, and on it's own.

Wilko
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