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Name: uncommon21
Date: January 5, 2007 at 08:16:44 Pacific
OS: XP pro
CPU/Ram: 1gb
Product: compaq
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Can somebody explain the reason why scsi back up drives need a scsi termininator? I love this forum...thank you to everybody for replying back to everyone. makes learning alot of fun.



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Name: wanderer
Date: January 5, 2007 at 08:49:35 Pacific
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A terminator "absorbs" the signals. Otherwise they would echo back causing bus contention. It is not just tape backup units that need termination.

Give a person a fish, they eat for a day. Suggest they internet search and they learn a skill for a lifetime.


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Name: orbital
Date: January 5, 2007 at 09:49:39 Pacific
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http://www.scsita.org/aboutscsi/SCS...


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