It is my understanding that PB's are not internally terminated like desktops
and that is why you need that pass-through terminator between the PB and the
SCSI device.
Donna Pointer-- iMac, ergo iAm
> At 11:17 PM -0500 4/12/02, Mike Hebel wrote:
>> I think what he meant was that you need a termina
At 11:17 PM -0500 4/12/02, Mike Hebel wrote:
>I think what he meant was that you need a terminator at the other end
>of the chain and that a pass-through one would work for you. From my
>own experience you need, not want - _need_, and active terminator when
>using external SCSI devices. You also
>> You might need another terminator, one for the powerbook itself.
>>Find a centronix 50 passthrough (fits between CD-ROM and SCSI cable)
>>terminator for the second termination.
>>Paul
B> So these older powerbooks not only require the device to provide
B> termination power, but the contr
> You might need another terminator, one for the powerbook itself.
>Find a centronix 50 passthrough (fits between CD-ROM and SCSI cable)
>terminator for the second termination.
>Paul
So these older powerbooks not only require the device to provide
termination power, but the controller itse
I just recently bought an old (probably pretty slow, but it is new enough to
have a tray and not the holder cartridge) Apple CD external along with a
regular PB scsi CABLE (not the connector). I am running 7.5.5 on that PB520
and I simply connected it and it recognized it right away with the regul
At 9:53 AM -0400 4/12/02, dave lamothe wrote:
>Well it's been a few weeks into my power book 520 and I have bought more
>adapters and cables than I know what to do with.
>I still can't get a web browser on the machine, though I now have many
>to choose from that someone burnt to a CD rom for me, W
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> Behalf Of dave
> lamothe
> Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 2:54 PM
> To: PowerBooks
> Subject: extenal SCSI CD ROM Help
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> our (or my ) problem. I have an external CD player
Hi All,
Well it's been a few weeks into my power book 520 and I have bought more
adapters and cables than I know what to do with.
I still can't get a web browser on the machine, though I now have many
to choose from that someone burnt to a CD rom for me, Which leads us to
our (or my ) problem. I
