Re: problem getting a snapscan to work

joakim verona (joakim@verona.se)
Tue, 19 Oct 1999 00:55:41 +0000

Karl-Heinz Guenster wrote:
>
> On 18-Oct-99 joakim verona wrote:
>
> Hi Joakim,
>
> [...]
>
> > it now strikes me that the problem might be that the scanner needs
> > termination,
> > but it's unclear how to do this, because the scanner has one db25
> > port
> > and one centronics
> > port. any snapscan users who now if it needs termination?
>
> It's different. My Snapscan needs an active termination on Adaptec
> 2940, but on my Adaptec 1560 no active and no passive termination can
> help, only another scanner with termination inside will get them
> running.
>
> I think, you should test active terminators.

aargh! what are active terminators? do you mean supplying term power in
the terminator somehow? aargh.

doesn't active termination refer to the scsi hosts ability to find out
if it
should terminate the bus or not, depending on if there is an external
chain as well?

> Greetings
> Karl-Heinz
>
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> Date: 18-Oct-99
> Time: 17:58:43
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