Owner`s manual
3.2 The Terminating Resistor
Since
hard
disks
can
be
connected
to
the
controller
in
a
daisy-chain fashion,
the
drives
have
a
resistor
called
a
terminating resistor.
The
resistor
can
either
be
removed
(Seagate,
Micropolis
and
Miniscribe
drives)
or
disabled
(NEe
5146)
so you
can
turn
the
terminator
on
and
off,
depending
on
the
configuration
of
your
computer.
To
locate
the
terminating
resistor
of
your
drive,
refer
to
Figures
1A
through
1E.
The
last
drive
connected
to
the
daisy-chain
cable
must
have
its
terminating
resistor
installed.
If
the
controller
has
two
drives
connected
to
it,
the
drive
attached
to
the
middle
of
the
daisy-chain
cable
must
have
its
terminating
resistor
removed.
Removing the Terminating Resistor (Seagate, Micropolis
and
Miniscribe drives):
Removing
the
resistor
from
the
drive
attached
to
the
middle
connector
of
the
daisy-chain
cable
is a
very
easy process.
Use
a small screwdriver,
and
gently
pry
the
resistor
off
the
hard
disk drive.
Do
not throw the terminating resistor away,
if
you
ever
move
the
drive, you
may
need
to
reinstall
the
terminating
resistor.
For
this reason,
put
the
terminating
resistor
in
a
safe
place.
Note
the
following
figures
to
see
whether
to
install
or
remove
the
terminating
resistor.
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