[PCI] LVD SCSI on 9500

[Mike]

Is a Seagate Cheetah 18 GB  LVD Ultra SCSI 2 10K RPM drive fully 
compatible and useable as-is (no special controller) on an 8500 or 
9500 Powermac? I have an SCA 68 to 50 pin adapter to connect to the 
existing SCSI chain. I thought of leaving the existing original 1 GB 
drive as a back-up boot drive but something tells me this might 
complicate matters or slow down the new drive or the bus because of 
it's older technology. (I dunno, I read sumptin' somewhere's?)

 I bought it on Ebay and the seller said to set termination on the 
other items on the chain as the drive cannot be terminated, which I 
guess would be just the jumpers on the CD-ROM, and the original HD 
(if I keep it) to figure out.

 I always thought only the last item on the chain need be terminated?

Does the physical location where the item is connected along the SCSI 
ribbon determine the order irrespective of the device's SCSI ID? 
(Closest to Mobo connector is first, and continue as you go down 
along the ribbon from there?)

 The Seagate PDF manual I downloaded states that" termination power 
must be correctly supplied." What does this mean?

Thanks, Mike

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