Re: SCSI Differences in IIfx and IIsi? STRANGE Problems with Scanner

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From: Eric Brunson
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1992 20:40

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ia4@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Imran Anwar) writes:

>II FX SCSI PROBLEMS WITH DEVICE THAT WORKS WITH II SI


>Could it be that good old Apple Computer has different (incompatible)
>types of SCSI ports on the II fx and si.  (eg the modem ports on them are
>built differently a few weeks ago each of my WorldBlazer modems failed
>to work with the II sis while they worked with the II fxs.  [Maybe Apple
>should also be getting a Baldridge Award ;-)  ]

Are you using the black terminator that comes with the fx?  The fx has 
a SCSI bus that requires different termination than any other pre-Quadra
mac.


-- 
Eric Brunson           |
eric@vistachrome.com   |     These opinions are mine alone, but
brunson@math.fsu.edu   |   they could be yours for a low monthly fee.

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