23.009 Sometimes I forget to set the termination switch correctly after using my Zip drive on another machine. Will this damage anything?
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This article is from the Apple II Csa2 FAQ, by Jeff Hurlburt with numerous contributions by others.
23.009 Sometimes I forget to set the termination switch correctly after using my Zip drive on another machine. Will this damage anything?
If you normally connect your Zip drive somewhere in the middle of your
Apple II SCSI chain and forget to turn OFF termination, it probably does no
harm. The Zip is said to have rather "weak" termination-- i.e. its termination
resistors present a relatively light load. This may explain why GS users report
no data loss problems on Zip or other devices when Zip is located in the middle
of a SCSI chain with termination set to ON.
If your Zip drive is normally connected at the end of your Apple II SCSI
chain and you forget to set it to ON, there is a decent chance of Zip drive
Read and Write errors.
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