On  3 Feb 98 at 14:29, Rick Fogel wrote:

> I have an Advansys 940u scsi card and an internal phillips cdd2600
> cd-r insatlled on my computer . It is a pent.166mmx running win 95.
> Everything is finally working here but when i tried to hook up my
> Artec Viewstation scanner it will not recognise it. The scanner is
> set to device 6 and the cd-r is set for 2. I was told this card is
> self terminating. Do i still need to terminate the scanner? I have
> tried to find a terminator with no success.Can i make one? Can i use
> just another scsi cable hooked to the scanner as a terminator?
>                                            Thanks,
>                                      Rick Fogel
>

The other answers you got explain very good about termination
requirements.  I just wanted to mention a little about the "self
terminating" feature of the Advansys and other SCSI host adapters.
The card is only self terminating on one end, either internal or
external, and they usually can automatically do so if there are only
devices either internal or external.  If you plug something into the
external connector, and something to the internal connector, YOU have
to handle termination on the ends of the chain.

John Hanks
Skagit Valley Computer Solutions
Sedro-Woolley, WA


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