l008com
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It's been a while since I've worked much with SCSI. I've got an external hard drive here with a bunch of files I need to copy off of it.
I'm trying the easiest way first, using my old SCSI USB adapter and trying to copy them right off, to a modern Mac. But alas, no joy. This is how this USB SCSI adapter always is. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn't work. Sometimes it works but you have to let it sit plugged in for 15 minutes, until suddenly the SCSI drive will show up.
First some basics. I know the top and bottom ports are for chaining, but does it matter which is which? Does one have to be "towards" the host, and not the other?
Second, with a setup like this, is an external SCSI terminator needed? I would assume yes, but the customer told me he recently attached this thing to his old PowerBook with just one cable, and no terminator, and it worked great.
As you can see, I do have an old PowerMac nearby, and I do have cables to connect to IT instead of my USB adapter. That will be what I try next....
I'm trying the easiest way first, using my old SCSI USB adapter and trying to copy them right off, to a modern Mac. But alas, no joy. This is how this USB SCSI adapter always is. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn't work. Sometimes it works but you have to let it sit plugged in for 15 minutes, until suddenly the SCSI drive will show up.
First some basics. I know the top and bottom ports are for chaining, but does it matter which is which? Does one have to be "towards" the host, and not the other?
Second, with a setup like this, is an external SCSI terminator needed? I would assume yes, but the customer told me he recently attached this thing to his old PowerBook with just one cable, and no terminator, and it worked great.
As you can see, I do have an old PowerMac nearby, and I do have cables to connect to IT instead of my USB adapter. That will be what I try next....