Enough already: What does FWIW mean? From What I >>> w <<<???
I've been trying to figure this out for months now, and it starting to drive me crazy. --> Russ > -----Original Message----- > From: PCI PowerMacs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 3:38 PM > To: PCI PowerMacs > Subject: Re: [PCI] LVD SCSI on 9500 > > > At 08:12 AM +1000 04/10/2004, Gavin Rewell wrote: > >If you have a SCSI cable with say 5 connectors available, this is > >what it should end up looking like: > > > >1. Connect to mainboard > >2. Connect to CD-ROM or old hard disk > >3. Connect to CD-ROM or old hard disk > >4. Connect to new hard disk with SCA adaptor. [remember if you need > >to boot off it, this should be ID0] > > A specific SCSI ID number is *NOT* a requirement for boot. > > Caveat: If you PRAM looses its data (battery low, etc), the system > will search for a bootable drive in numeric order. So using id 0 for > your boot drive will save you, perhaps, a minute on the boot search > -- in that one circumstance. > > >5. Install an ACTIVE LVD SCSI terminator on the end of the chain. > > Good point. SCS-2 and newer chains require active termination. > > FWIW, all of the SCA Adapters I have seen include a pin-out > to create such. > > - Dan. > > -- > PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | > Refurbished Drives | > -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs > on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > PCI-PowerMacs list info: > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-> powermacs.shtml> > --> AOL > users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list > messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: > <mailto:pci-powermacs-> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription > questions: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.macl > aunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! > http://www.applelinks.com > > > -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
