Am I right in assuming that I cannot use a 50-68 adapter to connect a
50-pin drive to a 68-pin SCSI card --even if it's the only device on
that bus? There would be a bunch of unterminated lines, right?
Percival P. Cassidy <nobody@notmyisp.net> wrote:
> Am I right in assuming that I cannot use a 50-68 adapter to connect a
> 50-pin drive to a 68-pin SCSI card --even if it's the only device on
> that bus? There would be a bunch of unterminated lines, right?
>
> Perce
as long as the 68 pin cable is terminated you can.
the below is ok.
controller 68 pin<----connector---//---connector----->68 pin terminator
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68 to 50 pin adapter
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50 pin device, with termination OFF
Percival P. Cassidy wrote in news:BwKoj.537$az7.387@newsfe07.lga
> Am I right in assuming that I cannot use a 50-68 adapter to connect a
> 50-pin drive to a 68-pin SCSI card --even if it's the only device on
> that bus?
Yup, obviously such devices are made for showing on mantlepieces only.
> There would be a bunch of unterminated lines, right?
Probably I'll live to regret this, but I'll reply anyway.
>> Am I right in assuming that I cannot use a 50-68 adapter to connect a
>> 50-pin drive to a 68-pin SCSI card --even if it's the only device on
>> that bus?
> Yup, obviously such devices are made for showing on mantlepieces only.
They are for connecting wide devices to narrow buses, not for connecting
narrow devices to wide buses.
>> There would be a bunch of unterminated lines, right?
> Oh? Which lines would that be.
Those of the 68 that have no counterpart on the narrow device.
Percival P. Cassidy wrote:
> On 02/01/08 05:26 pm Folkert Rienstra wrote:
> > Percival P. Cassidy wrote:
> > >
> > > Am I right in assuming that I cannot use a 50-68 adapter to connect a
> > > 50-pin drive to a 68-pin SCSI card --even if it's the only device on
> > > that bus?
> >
> > Yup, obviously such devices are made for showing on mantlepieces only.
>
> They are for connecting wide devices to narrow buses, not for connecting
> narrow devices to wide buses.
> > > There would be a bunch of unterminated lines, right?
> >
> > Oh? Which lines would that be.
>
> Those of the 68 that have no counterpart on the narrow device.
Your wide-bus have to be properly terminated. Therefore there are no
unterminated lines.
Michael Baeuerle wrote in news:f8vi75-9o7.ln1@micha.freeshell.org
> Percival P. Cassidy wrote:
> > On 02/01/08 05:26 pm Folkert Rienstra wrote:
> > > Percival P. Cassidy wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Am I right in assuming that I cannot use a 50-68 adapter to connect a
> > > > 50-pin drive to a 68-pin SCSI card --even if it's the only device on
> > > > that bus?
> > >
> > > Yup, obviously such devices are made for showing on mantlepieces only.
> >
> > They are for connecting wide devices to narrow buses, not for connecting
> > narrow devices to wide buses.
>
> 50/68 adapters exist for both jobs:
> http://www.cablestogo.com/assets/pro...ages/09522.jpg
> http://www.maplin.co.uk/images/300/kx13p.jpg
>
> > > > There would be a bunch of unterminated lines, right?
> > >
> > > Oh? Which lines would that be.
> >
> > Those of the 68 that have no counterpart on the narrow device.
>
> Your wide-bus have to be properly terminated. Therefore there are no
> unterminated lines.
You just answered to just another (rather blatant) Troll question from Percival Pee Cassidy.
Robert LaCasse wrote in news:q5agq3hradm4mnu7qhpngnit6d0h3di90a@4ax.com
> On Mon, 04 Feb 2008 09:33:49 +0100, Michael Baeuerle <michael.baeuerle@stz-e.de> wrote:
>
> > >
Robert LaCasse wrote in news:q28gq3t887p65qg1iq7ke06c6m1e66vdmo@4ax.com
> On Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:35:12 -0500, "Percival P. Cassidy" <nobody@notmyISP.net> wrote:
>
> > > Am I right in assuming that I cannot use a 50-68 adapter to connect a
>
> It has 2 connectors 1-50 and 1-68....right?
>
> > > 50-pin drive to a 68-pin SCSI card --even if it's the only device on
>
> The 50-pin drive goes on a 50 pin connector, and is terminated,
> either by a block or internal drive terminator..
>
> > > that bus? There would be a bunch of unterminated lines, right?
> Right, but maybe I don't understand the term "50-68 adapter"?????
Like that the rest of that post made *any* sense at all.
Like that the second post made even *more* sense at all.
50-pin device on 68-pin bus? 
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