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  • Page 1

    R APA-358A Mi niSC SI-2 Installati on Gui de Part Numb er: 510809-00, Rev. A Print Spec Numbe r : 4 9 3477 -00 Current Da te : 4/11/95 ECN Date : 4/119 5 Installation Guide AP A-358 A MiniSCSI-2 Enhanc ed Paral lel- to- SCSI Host Adap ter With High-Density SCSI -2 Conn ect or[...]

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    1 APA-358 A Mini SCSI-2 Installation Guide Pa rt Num ber: 51 0809 -00 , Rev . A Print Spec Number : 4 9347 7-0 0 Current Dat e: 4/11/95 ECN Da te: 4/11 95 Getting Sta rted This guid e explains how t o ins tall the APA - 358A MiniSCS I ™ - 2 host adapter. Th e MiniSC SI-2 lets you operate yo ur SC SI devic es th rough yo ur co m puter ’s paralle[...]

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    2 APA-358 A Mini SCSI-2 Installation Guide Pa rt Num ber: 51 0809 -00 , Rev . A Print Spec Number : 4 9347 7-0 0 Current Dat e: 4/11/95 ECN Da te: 4/11 95 Understa ndi ng the Min iSCSI-2 Before y o u install the Mi ni S C SI -2, rea d this section to lea rn ab o u t MiniSCSI - 2 fe atur es, co mpone nts, and SCSI settings. You will need this infor [...]

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    3 APA-358 A Mini SCSI-2 Installation Guide Pa rt Num ber: 51 0809 -00 , Rev . A Print Spec Number : 4 9347 7-0 0 Current Dat e: 4/11/95 ECN Da te: 4/11 95 ■ An LED light , whic h indic ates w het her a SCSI device is su pplying ter minatio n po wer (se e Ter- minati on Po w er on page 4). Settings The MiniSCSI-2 has the follow ing factory-s et SC[...]

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    4 APA-358 A Mini SCSI-2 Installation Guide Pa rt Num ber: 51 0809 -00 , Rev . A Print Spec Number : 4 9347 7-0 0 Current Dat e: 4/11/95 ECN Da te: 4/11 95 The dev ice at the other e nd of t he SCSI bus will be an external SCSI d evice, su ch as an extern al hard dis k drive. External SCSI dev ices are normall y term inated by installing a t erminat[...]

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    5 APA-358 A Mini SCSI-2 Installation Guide Pa rt Num ber: 51 0809 -00 , Rev . A Print Spec Number : 4 9347 7-0 0 Current Dat e: 4/11/95 ECN Da te: 4/11 95 Mi niS CSI- 2 driver a utomatically de tects which port is used. Note: If y ou us e a copy -protec tion dev ice (com monly kno wn as a dongle ) on the pa ral - lel port , connec t it to th e prin[...]

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    6 APA-358 A Mini SCSI-2 Installation Guide Pa rt Num ber: 51 0809 -00 , Rev . A Print Spec Number : 4 9347 7-0 0 Current Dat e: 4/11/95 ECN Da te: 4/11 95 6 T erm inat e th e las t SCSI device attached to the Mi niSCSI- 2, r eferrin g to the d evice do cumen tation for instruct io ns. 7 Disable t erminat ion o n all other SCSI dev ices attache d to[...]

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    7 APA-358 A Mini SCSI-2 Installation Guide Pa rt Num ber: 51 0809 -00 , Rev . A Print Spec Number : 4 9347 7-0 0 Current Dat e: 4/11/95 ECN Da te: 4/11 95 In stallin g Ada ptec EZ-SCSI T o comple te insta llation, in s tall the Adaptec EZ-SCSI sof twar e that accompanie d the MiniSC SI-2. T o do so, follo w th e instru ctio ns in Ada ptec EZ-S CSI [...]

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    8 APA-358 A Mini SCSI-2 Installation Guide Pa rt Num ber: 51 0809 -00 , Rev . A Print Spec Number : 4 9347 7-0 0 Current Dat e: 4/11/95 ECN Da te: 4/11 95 If you c hange th e ma358. sys opt io ns in the config.sys file, turn the comput er OFF and then ON again to have the c hanges t ake effect . ( Do not simply reboo t the comput er using Ctrl - Al[...]

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    9 APA-358 A Mini SCSI-2 Installation Guide Pa rt Num ber: 51 0809 -00 , Rev . A Print Spec Number : 4 9347 7-0 0 Current Dat e: 4/11/95 ECN Da te: 4/11 95 termi nation po wer and m ay need to obtain an AC adapter (s ee Termi nation Po wer on page 4). ■ Make sure t he SCSI bus is pro perly term inated. ■ Make sure all S C SI devic es have uniq u[...]

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    10 APA-358 A Mini SCSI-2 Installation Guide Pa rt Num ber: 51 0809 -00 , Rev . A Print Spec Number : 4 9347 7-00 Current Dat e: 4/11/95 ECN Da te: 4/11 95 ■ If m is 8 ( whi ch tells ma35 8.sys to ass um e EPP mod e), the parallel por t may not be E PP comp li- ant. Check your com put er docum ent atio n or con- tact you r v end or t o determ ine [...]

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    11 APA-358 A Mini SCSI-2 Installation Guide Pa rt Num ber: 51 0809 -00 , Rev . A Print Spec Number : 4 9347 7-00 Current Dat e: 4/11/95 ECN Da te: 4/11 95 After set ting t he o ption , p erfo rm t he tes ts below to ensure t he adapter is func ti oning p r operly: a Perform a dir co mma nd on a har d di sk dri ve and/or a CD-RO M dri ve. Chec k for[...]

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    12 APA-358 A Mini SCSI-2 Installation Guide Pa rt Num ber: 51 0809 -00 , Rev . A Print Spec Number : 4 9347 7-00 Current Dat e: 4/11/95 ECN Da te: 4/11 95 Adapte c Cu s tom er Support S ervi ces If you h ave q uestions about ins talling o r us ing th e host adapt er , chec k this install g uide first— yo u will find answer s to mos t of your ques[...]

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    13 APA-358 A Mini SCSI-2 Installation Guide Pa rt Num ber: 51 0809 -00 , Rev . A Print Spec Number : 4 9347 7-00 Current Dat e: 4/11/95 ECN Da te: 4/11 95 FCC Compli ance Stat ement NOTE: This equi pment ha s been tested and found to comply w i th the li mits for a Class B di gital devi ce, p u r suant to Part 15 of t he FCC ru les. These l im- its[...]