On Mon, Feb 07, 2005 at 03:55:36PM -0500, Eric Siegerman wrote: > On Fri, Feb 04, 2005 at 07:21:59PM -0500, Gene Heskett wrote: > > Aha, LVD! LVD is not compatible with the rest of the system unless > > the rest of the system is also LVD. It is two, completely seperate > > signalling methods that just happen to use the same cabling. > > Yes and no. From the SCSI FAQ: "[ANSI] specified that if an LVD > device is designed properly, it can switch to S.E. [single-ended, > i.e. "normal", SCSI] mode and operate with S.E. devices on the > same bus segment." > - http://h000625f788f5.ne.client2.attbi.com/scsi_faq/scsifaq.html#Generic099 > > So if you mix it with S.E., you lose its LVDness, e.g. you have > to stick to a S.E. bus length; but you shouldn't fry any > hardware.
Can on look at the device connectors, or better yet, the external connectors, and tell if a device is LVD or SE? Or does one have to check the HW doc? -- Jon H. LaBadie [EMAIL PROTECTED] JG Computing 4455 Province Line Road (609) 252-0159 Princeton, NJ 08540-4322 (609) 683-7220 (fax)
