[aclug-L] Re: Running Linux on a PS/2, how?

["Greg House" <ghouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: Dale W Hodge <dwh@xxxxxxxx>
To: aclug-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx <aclug-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Friday, October 29, 1999 9:52 PM
Subject: [aclug-L] Re: Running Linux on a PS/2, how?


>
>> >i've never used a scsi hd.
>> >forgive my ignorance, but what do you look for to tell scsi/ide?
>>
>> Folks,
>>     Is the number of pins in the plug-in 50 instead of 36 or 42?
>> there are sometimes (always?) two plug-ins, so you can daisy-chain.
>
>50 Pins on SCSI and Ultra Narrow and 68 on Ultra Wide internal devices.
And
>as far as I can recall, there's only one connection on any drive.  You just
>get a cable with more plugs to daisy chain internal devices.  External
>devices will have two connectors for daisy-chaining.


There's also SCSI drives with SCA connectors. These have a small/thin
Centronics-looking type connector which carries both power and I/O signals
to/from the drive. If you have this style drive & a regular 50 or 68 pin
host adapter, you have to get an adapter to change your cable.

Greg