[parisc-linux] 735/125 Wide Diff scsi

[John David Anglin]

> > Richard Nairn writes...
> > 
> > > Hi There,
> > > 
> > > I have a number of Seagate WD drives that I would like to put on my
> > > 735/125.  It doesn't seem to recognize them.  Is the Wide scsi chain
> > > supported?
> > 
> > Well if you're plugging it in to a narrow single ended bus the drive should 
> > fall back. If you're trying to plug it in to a wide high voltage 
> > differential bus that's not going to work.

That's not correct.  Seagate WD drives must be installed on the wide
high-voltage differential bus.  They will not work on a SE bus (even
a wide one).  You also need a WD bus terminator.  They are different
from wide SE terminators.

Dave
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