[Pc_Support] New to SCSI, what's needed to use an internal DLT drive?

[Jason Boxman]

On Wednesday 27 April 2005 15:18, Damien McKenna wrote:
> I'm looking at buying at least two internal Quantum TH5AA DLT-4000
> drives and am not sure what to do regarding the hardware.  I've got a
> SCSI one card in one machine and will most likely have to get some for
> the others.  Being a SCSI newbie I'm not sure where to start regarding
> getting extras.  I'll need cables, but what sort?  Will I need
> terminators?  Any suggestions would be appreciated.  Thanks.

Welcome to the wonderful world of SCSI. ;)

From what I can tell, you always need a terminator.  If you're running older 
SE SCSI, the drive can terminate the chain without any problems, if the drive 
or device offers a 'terminate' jumper.  If not, you need an SE terminator for 
the cable.

If you're using an LVD cable and have LVD drives (U80/160/320) then you must 
have a terminator, either LVD/SE or just LVD.

Ouch, from the photos that looks like a 50-pin SCSI.  I'd imagine it can self 
terminate and you just an old SCSI card like an Adaptec 2940UW which has 
native 50-pin and a 50-pin cable.

Is it one of these?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=73329&item=5770383936