Thanks for teh replies.
I do not believe it is improperly terminated, because it works just fine on my computer, and has worked on other computers before. No option screen comes up at all during boot.
I have not installed native drivers, partly becasue it has always worked in the past, and partly because I'm not sure how to. Do I download them from Tekram, then put in the XP Cd, and press F6 (or whatever it is) to install 3rd party scsi, and then put in a cd with the driver burnt on it?