[SunRescue] sun3/80 scsi

[Greg A. Woods]

[ On , December 28, 2000 at 20:37:08 (-0000), jwbirdsa at picarefy.picarefy.com wrote: ]
> Subject: Re: [SunRescue] sun3/80 scsi
>
>    Your mileage may vary. My 3/80 absolutely requires something on the
> external connector -- either a terminated chain, or just a terminator. If
> it only has internal disks (one or two, doesn't matter) and nothing on the
> external connector, it can't find the disks.

I figured as much, but wasn't sure -- I've seen SS-1's and SS-2's work
sometimes without a terminator attached.

>    I just found out something else interesting about the 3/80: if the NVRAM
> goes dead, it can't find the SCSI controller anymore. That really scared me
> for a bit. On the other hand, I was able to verify that the procedure in
> the NVRAM FAQ is valid for 3/80 ROM version 3.0.3.

Nasty!

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