Broke down and bought a Geforce 2 GTS to test against a voodoo 3 on a Via Mp3 motherboard.

Finally got a Syquest 44MB unit.
Came in a nice beige box with a yellowed front bezel I now have to retrobrite.

My issue is that I thought I had a 50pin centronics cable but I don't.
Now I have to understand if (1) I can use it with a normal flat cable not knowing ,

if (2) my controller card will terminate it or

if (3) how the heck I do teminate it using the output system provided.

See pics.

Edit: if I wanted to use an adapter?

Nexxen wrote on 2025-09-02, 22:56:

Finally got a Syquest 44MB unit. Came in a nice beige box with a yellowed front bezel I now have to retrobrite. […]
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Finally got a Syquest 44MB unit.
Came in a nice beige box with a yellowed front bezel I now have to retrobrite.

My issue is that I thought I had a 50pin centronics cable but I don't.
Now I have to understand if (1) I can use it with a normal flat cable not knowing ,

if (2) my controller card will terminate it or

if (3) how the heck I do teminate it using the output system provided.

See pics.

Edit: if I wanted to use an adapter?

Ah yes. I love that drive, but am not an expert by any means. The empty rows are for the terminator resistors/pack.

I downloaded a manual for the 555 a while ago, because I couldn't "wing it" setting the SCSI ID; it's upside-down.

Booting from it is an awesome experience. Very soothing computer noises. Loud, but not whine-y. A delightful clattering of the heads.

Major Jackyl wrote on 2025-09-03, 21:49:

Ah yes. I love that drive, but am not an expert by any means. The empty rows are for the terminator resistors/pack. […]
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Nexxen wrote on 2025-09-02, 22:56:

Finally got a Syquest 44MB unit. Came in a nice beige box with a yellowed front bezel I now have to retrobrite. […]
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Finally got a Syquest 44MB unit.
Came in a nice beige box with a yellowed front bezel I now have to retrobrite.

My issue is that I thought I had a 50pin centronics cable but I don't.
Now I have to understand if (1) I can use it with a normal flat cable not knowing ,

if (2) my controller card will terminate it or

if (3) how the heck I do teminate it using the output system provided.

See pics.

Edit: if I wanted to use an adapter?

Ah yes. I love that drive, but am not an expert by any means. The empty rows are for the terminator resistors/pack.

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I downloaded a manual for the 555 a while ago, because I couldn't "wing it" setting the SCSI ID; it's upside-down.

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Booting from it is an awesome experience. Very soothing computer noises. Loud, but not whine-y. A delightful clattering of the heads.

I did make it work, I started a dedicated thread for help but in the end I just had to read the manual... 🤣
Your picture shows what I need to use it stand-alone. Thanks a lot!

Now I know what I have to buy.
Cables are another hassle. Prolly I'll buy some adapter that'll come handy for other stuff in the future.

I bought the Biostar MB-1333/40PME 386 motherboard with 8MB, FPU and AMD DX-40.

From eBay pictures, we couldn’t see how corroded it was… A new adventure begins, I guess…

Just acquired rare 2006 Cooler Master Cavalier 1 case new in box: