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Date:      Wed, 28 Jun 2000 14:59:11 -0400
From:      steinyv <steinyv@skyweb.net>
To:        freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: SCSI
Message-ID:  <4.2.0.58.20000628145800.009e8b80@>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.10006281008400.27226-100000@semuta.feral.com >
References:  <4.2.0.58.20000628124941.009ad100@>

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I have some regular scsi hard drives and cdrom, could I use these with a 
differential controller??
Thanks for your input

At 01:12 PM 6/28/00 , you wrote:

>It's a signal level issue, not a performance issue. Rather than TTL -5v to 0v
>at 40ma, it's +5/-5 (IIRC) with micro-electric chair amperage.
>
>The only practical effect of using differential is you can run a *much* longer
>cable.
>
>Do *not* mix non-differential or differential devices. Devices have gotten
>more resilient, but you could certainly fry things that way.
>
>Note that LVD (low voltage differential) is a different thing entirely.
>I won't go into that- check any one of the HBA or Drive vendor's websites-
>you'll find overviews of that there (or see http://www.ultra160-scsi.com
>for Ultra3).
>
>On Wed, 28 Jun 2000, steinyv wrote:
>
> > Please excuse me, but does a differential scsi card differ from a regular
> > one, in what way?  Could I use them with FBSD?  What should I look out for?
> > Thank You gurus
> > :)
> >
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