Patent ID: 6041373
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A kit having component parts capable of being assembled with a plurality of SCSI devices, including a SCSI host adapter card, to provide SCSI device interconnectability, wherein said SCSI host adapter card includes a first connector of a first width, said kit comprising:(a) a cable, including a second connector adapted to be coupled to said first connector of said host adapter SCSI card, and a third connector of said first width; and(b) a terminator-adapter, including a fourth connector adapted to be coupled to said third connector, a fifth connector of a second width, a first upper bus coupled to the fourth connector, a first lower bus coupled to the fourth connector and to the fifth connector, a first terminator coupled to the first upper bus, and a second terminator coupled to the first lower bus, said second terminator being a soft terminator that is automatically isolated from said first lower bus when a device is coupled to said fifth connector.