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@Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2003 05:33:05 +1000
Subject: Re: SCSI - SCA 80 To 68 Converter
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Don[ald] O. Woodall wrote:

>In , on 07/18/03 
>   at 04:29 AM, "Mike O'Connor"  said:
>
>  
>
>>>>So what's stopping it from using wide protocol?  Have you
checked all 
>>>>the jumpers on the CD-ROM?
>>>>
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>Wide devices can be addressed with SCSI ID's 0 to 15 while narrow
>>>devices are limited to SCSI ID's 0 to 7.  I have one Plextor SCSI CDR
>>>that is wide but all the rest I own are narrow devices. 
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>Are any of these narrow devices 68-pin?
>>    
>>
>
>  
>
>>>I've never
>>>seen any SCSI device that allows switching between wide and narrow and
>>>I'm not sure what the purpose of such a switch would be.
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>
>  
>
>>Hi Ralph,
>>Just a wild-stab there.
>>In Don's Cd-Boot failure the HBA display says WIDE=NO for the CD-ROM 
>>which is a 68-pin device - i.e. I thought it should be showing WIDE=YES
>>    
>>
>
>Mike
>
>     I consider this particular CD-ROM drive an IBM BASTARD.
>
>     It is a pull from an IBM RS6000, or something like that. While it has
>a 68 pin connector, it could very well be a narrow device.  One can only
>choose SCSI ID's 0 to 7 for it.
>
>     United Parcel Service just got me out of the basement
>with the delivery of another 68 pin CD-ROM drive, it has a
>white face p;ate instead of black, for the computer I am
>working on.
>
>     It will be interesting to see if it is any different.
>
>     Thanks
>  
>

Hi Don,

Wish you more luck with this one than the other.  Gotta be careful where 
the items originate from :-)

Take care - time to grab some kip here I think.  Only got a little over 
2 hours yesterday.

-- 
Regards,
Mike

Failed the exam for
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MCSE - Minesweeper Consultant and Solitaire Expert
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