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Re: SCSI IDs - what priority

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From: Richard Ashton
Date: Fri, 26 Apr 1996 00:00
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In article <830498984snz@bitmap-brothers.co.uk>
           SteveC@bitmap-brothers.co.uk "Steve Cargill" writes:

} In article <317c0381.0@news.globalnet.co.uk>
}            bds@globalnet.co.uk "Brian Sheehan" writes:
}
} > Could someone please clarify the following point regarding SCSI
} > addresses.
} >
} > On a chain of devices will a device with ID1 get more priority than a
} > device of ID4 or are all devices treated the same.
} >
} > Any advice on this appreciated
}
} 7 has the highest priority, usually the HA card.  I'm not sure what
} the practical implications are, depends on how busy the bus gets, but
} I'd have thought it wouldn't be massive.
}
} The guidelines normally tell you to put your HD's on 0 and 1 then CD's
} scanners and tapes on the higher numbers.  That seems the wrong way
} round to me ( apart from booting from id0 ).  Anyone got any thoughts
} on this?

Unless you run IBM machines where the order is reversed.

{R}
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From: Richard Ashton <richard@corixia.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: SCSI IDs - what priority
Date: 1996/04/26
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