Emax

I wouldn't leave the old HD in there. I would use the termination on the
new device to terminate the bus. Zip's will auto terminate.

-T


On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 2:38 PM, quailquillz <astrong2000@...> wrote:

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> Awesome! Thank you very much. I didn't have any luck finding an IDC 50 to
> DB25 but I found an IDC 26 pin to DB25. I figure I can leave the dead hard
> drive in there and it will properly terminate the scsi line. So do I just
> plug it in, format a zip disk and it will work? Or do I have to do anything
> else to the board or the zip drive. Thanks.
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> --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, Ted Summers <djtbs1@...> wrote:
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> > Is the 26 pin IDC a scsi port
> > for an external drive?
> >
> > Yes
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> > or should I daisy chain off the dead hard drive or
> > the floppy disc?
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> > This is better as it would properly terminate the SCSI chain to do it
> this way (I don't know what EMU was thinking when they added the port this
> way- it's not SCSI best practice).
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> > You can get a 50pin to DB 25 SCSI converter on ebay.
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> > Or install a PCD-50b / 60b in the floppy slot with a slim floppy.
> > See my site: djtbs1.wordpress.com
> >
> > -T
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