[parisc-linux] SCSI Disks on a K580 Help Required

[Grant Grundler]

Steve.Grady@csiro.au wrote:
> > "First try." The internal disk drives in the K580 are fast wide 
> > differential. The differential is high voltage differential, not low 
> > voltage differential. Could be that the Maxtor 4.5GB UW is 
> > the wrong type.
> Well I hope I have not damaged the drive

HP tested that. The NCR 53cxxx chips "tristate" the bus when
the wrong signaling is used. You can smoke devices by adding/removing
termination will the bus is active (ie disconnect a cable).

grant