Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 00:43:27 -0600 From: "Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC" <chad@shire.net> To: moose@mmoose.net Cc: FreeBSD questions list <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: CLARiiON Disk Array + 'Suspicious SCSI Data' Message-ID: <2E979215-219A-11D9-AA05-003065A70D30@shire.net> In-Reply-To: <3417.154.20.76.21.1098167920.squirrel@154.20.76.21> References: <4173F1D5.7060203@mmoose.net> <9FE41B14-2124-11D9-AA05-003065A70D30@shire.net> <3417.154.20.76.21.1098167920.squirrel@154.20.76.21>
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On Oct 19, 2004, at 12:38 AM, moose@mmoose.net wrote: >> >> On Oct 18, 2004, at 10:39 AM, Matty Moose wrote: >>> >>> Also, when I shut down the Disk array, the BSD box shows: >>> (noperiph:sym0:0:-1:-1): SCSI BUS mode change from HVD to LVD. >>> >>> I'm not a SCSI expert, and I'm not on sure footing here with LVD vs >>> HVD, etc. Any help is much appreciated. :) >>> >> >> It is probably a HVD SCSI device and hooked to your single ended card >> won't work right... You may want to go to ebay and find an adaptec >> 2944 or other brand HVD card... (HVD = High Voltage Differential -- >> the old SCSI Differential standard) >> >> Chad >> >> > Great! Thanks Chad! > > If I were to buy an HVD card (Currently looking at the 3944AUW series > -- > more of them and cheaper), will I need to get an HVD cable as well? I > currently have a 68-pin external cable - And didn't specify HVD or LVD > - > Any problems in using that for HVD devices? Hi.. You need to make sure that you have a HVD terminator. Probably NOT built into your device (but could be I guess). The cable is probably OK. I am not an expert on HVD. I ran a system or two with a bunch of internal HVD disks I got cheap but that is the extent of it... best Chad > > Thanks again, > Matt > >
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