SUMMARY: Getting I/O-errors after connecting a DAT to a Sun

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Hello Sun-Managers,

I got I/O-errors from Harddisk after connecting the HP 35480A DAT-Drive to a
Sun SPARCsation LX under Solaris 2.2

The likely poeple below told me, that such problems are caused by the
Fast-SCSI-Bus of the new Suns. They are much more sensitve to the lenght and
quality of the SCSI-Bus-Cable and terminators. Low quality will cause
timing-problems that are responsible for the I/O-errors. An very important
thing is to take an *ACTIVE* terminator. I had a passive one and I'll ordered
an active one.
Zdenek told me, that the HP35480A need a special setup for each
UNIX-Workstation. I checked this too. He also told about timing-problems on
SCSI-Bus.

Thanks to the following people:

     Glenn Satchell (glenn@uniq.com.edu)
     Martin Achilli (achillm@imihsra.bitnet)
     Zdenek Dospisil (dannyd@mel4360.miden.com.au)

Thanks for advise!

  Bye! | Goeran Jensen Wehlberg 10 D-24988 Oeversee
     Goeran | Phone: +49-4630-356 priv. Phone: +49-4630-829
               | Fax: +49-4630-357
               | Internet: gj@sunshine.fido.de

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