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Adaptec APD-29160 manual

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    R I NSTALLATION G UID E A DAPTEC P OWER D OMAIN ® 29160/29160N SCSI PCI C ARD FOR THE P OWER M ACI NTOSH PD 29160N Mac.book Page 1 Monday, November 13, 2000 1:38 PM[...]

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    PD 29160N Mac.book Page 2 Monday, November 13, 2000 1:38 PM[...]

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    1 Th is inst allat ion gui de tell s you how to insta ll eith er the A dap tec ® Po we r D o m a i n ® 29160 or 29160N SCSI PCI card in the P ower Mac in to sh ® and how to connect inter nal and external SC SI devices to it. The 29160/29160N card is fully co mpatible with Mac OS 8.6 through 9.X; it will support Mac OS X when available. Y ou can [...]

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    2 I nstallation G uide T ake the following precautions while you work with either the Adapt ec P ow erDomain 29160 or the A daptec P o werDo main 29160N: 1. T urn OFF power to the comput er and all dev ices conne cte d to i t. 2. T ouch the meta l PC I a cce s s cove r s on the back of the com p u te r to di s - ch arge st atic electricit y from yo[...]

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    3 Adaptec P ower Dom ain 29160/ 2916 0N The box that con tains the Adaptec P o werDomain 29160/29160N kit includes the item s pictured below . The cables are located in compartments at each end of the box. T wo internal cables are included with the 29160 package; two come with the 29160N. T AKIN G I NV E N TO R Y Adaptec P owerDomain 29160 or 29160[...]

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    4 I nstallation G uide The following illustration identifies the connectors on the Adapt ec P owe rDomain 29160 card: The following illustration identifies the connectors on the Adapt ec Po werDomain 29160N card: L OCATING C ONNECTOR S ON THE A DAPTE C P OWER D OMAIN 29160/29160N 68-pin inter nal SE connec tor 50-pin inter nal SE connec tor 68-pin [...]

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    5 Adaptec P o wer Dom ain 29160/ 2916 0N Tu r n OFF the power to the com puter and an y attached devices. If yo u ’ ve not already done so, plug the power cord into a c onv e- nient electrical outlet. T ouch the metal PCI ac cess c overs on the bac k of the comput er to discharge static electricit y from y our body and clothes. U nplug the power [...]

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    6 I nstallation G uide Locate an empt y PCI slot. Remove the screw t hat se cures it s por t acce ss cover . Set the sc rew aside; you ’ ll use it later . Rem o ve t he p or t a cce s s cove r. T o p revent injur y f rom elect rical shock, be sure to com p l et e St e p 4 b e fo r e y ou co n t in u e! W AR NING S TEP 5 5 . L ocate an empty PCI s[...]

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    7 Adaptec P o wer Dom ain 29160/ 2916 0N Re m ove the A dap tec P owerDo main 29160 or 29160N from its antist atic ba g. S TEP 8 T o prev ent damage to the A daptec P owe rDoma in 29160/ 2916 0N, a lways hand le the PCI c ard by its metal bracket o r its edges. Do n ot touch the gold connector or any of the c omponents on the S CSI PCI car d . Also[...]

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    8 I nstallation G uide P osition the SCSI PCI ca rd co nne cto r ov er the PCI slot. Align the metal brack et w ith the port acces s opening. Firmly press the Adaptec P owerDo main 29160/29160N all the way into the s lot. The SCSI PCI card should stand perpendicular to the PC I slot . T o secure the A daptec P owerDomain 29160/29160N in place, r ep[...]

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    9 Adaptec P o wer Dom ain 29160/ 2916 0N Y ou can conn ect as ma ny as 1 5 SCS I de vi ces — such as hard disk driv es, scanners, and CD- ROM driv es — to each Ada pte c P ower- Domain 29160/29160N installed in your P owe r Macintosh. Ho wever , before connecting the dev ices, you may need to do the fol lowi ng: • Change SCS I IDs if two or m[...]

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    10 I nstallation G uide Sett ing SCS I IDs A SCSI ID uniquely identifies each SCSI device on the SCSI bus and determines priorit y wh en two or mor e dev ices are tryin g to use the SCSI bus at the same time. Each dev i ce at tach ed to the Adap tec Po wer Dom ain 291 60 o r 29160N, as well as the SCSI PCI card itself, must be assig ned a unique SC[...]

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    11 Adaptec P o wer Dom ain 29160/ 2916 0N T erminating th e SCSI Bus T o ensure reliable co mmunication on the SCSI bus, ter min ato rs must be installed (or enabled) on the devices at the physic al ends of the SCSI bus. The t ermina tors on all devices between the ph ys- ical ends of the SCSI bus must be rem ov ed (or disabled). F ollo wing are g [...]

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    12 I nstallation G uide Bus Segments on the Adapt ec SCSI Car d The Adapt ec P owerDomain 29160/29160N SCSI PCI cards fea- ture Adap tec ’ s SpeedFlex technology . SpeedFlex technology allow s ne wer , f as ter L V D SCSI de v ices and sl ower SE SCS I de vi ces to ru n sim ulta neo usl y on di ff erent s eg ments of the S CSI b us. (See A chi ev[...]

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    13 Adaptec P o wer Dom ain 29160/ 2916 0N Locate the 68-pin internal L VD SCSI cable, w hich should look similar to one of the cables sho wn b elow . Cables can hav e tw isted wires (first example) or flat, laminated wires (sec ond example). S TEP 1 Inter nal ca ble connec - tors are keyed or shaped so y ou can attach them only one way . T o attach[...]

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    14 I nstallation G uide Plug the nonterm inated end of the cable into the L VD/SE or L VD SCSI co nnector on the Adapte c P owerDomai n 29160 (first ill us- tration below) or 29160N (secon d illustration below). S TEP 2 68-pin internal L VD/SE connector 68-pin internal L VD SCS I cable Adaptec P owerDomain 29160 68-pin internal L VD SCS I cable Ada[...]

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    15 Adaptec P o wer Dom ain 29160/ 2916 0N Plug the remaining co n nector(s) into the internal L VD SCSI devices. After you have conn ecte d al l your inte r- nal L VD SCSI devices to the A dap tec P owerDomain 29160 or 29160N, pl ug a powe r cord bundle from the compute r into e ach dev ice. If y ou want to ins tall internal F ast/Ult ra-SE SCSI de[...]

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    16 I nstallation G uide W hen you ha ve installed all your internal devices, close the cov er or replace the c over on the computer case. (R efer to the instruc- tions in Setting U p Y our P ower Macintosh .) If y ou wi ll not be in stalling external dev ices, connect all power cables to the c omputer and any pr e viously attached external devices,[...]

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    17 Adaptec P o wer Dom ain 29160/ 2916 0N Conn ec ting I nternal 50-Pin F ast/Ultra-SE S CSI Dev ices U se a 50-pin internal Ultr a SCSI cable to connect Fast/Ultr a-SE SCSI dev ices that have standard 50-pin connectors to the 50-pi n inter nal Fast/ Ult ra -SE conn ec tor on the Adaptec P owerD om ain 29160 or 29160N. Locate a 50-pin inter nal Ult[...]

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    18 I nstallation G uide Plug the long end of the cable into the 50-pin internal Fast /Ultra-SE SCSI co nnecto r on the Ada ptec P owerDo main 29160 or 29160N, as shown in the following illustrations. Plug the other end of the cable int o a terminated internal Fast/U ltra-SE SCSI device. S TEP 2 50-pin internal Fast/Ul tra -SE S CSI connector 50-pin[...]

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    19 Adaptec P o wer Dom ain 29160/ 2916 0N T o conne ct a se cond inter nal Fast/Ultr a-S E SCSI d ev ice, plug t he middle connecto r of the cable into the dev ice. The device must not be terminat e d. After you have conn ecte d al l your inte r- nal Fast/Ultra-SE SCSI devices to the Adapt ec Po werDomain 29160/29160N, plug a power cor d bundle fro[...]

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    20 I nstallation G uide If y ou wan t to instal l external dev ices, go to the secti on Con n ec t - ing Exter nal 5 0-pin Fast/Ultra-SE SCSI De v ices (2916 0N only) on page 25 or Connec tin g Ext er nal 6 8-pin L VD /SE SC SI De v i ces (29160 only) on page 22 . If the comput er or the devices do not work pr oper ly , turn to Tr o u - bleshoot in[...]

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    21 Adaptec P o wer Dom ain 29160/ 2916 0N Plug the other end of the cable to a ter min ated Ultr a/Fast W i de SCSI dev ice . If y ou have other Ultr a/Fast Wide SCSI dev ices, attach them to the connecto rs between the two ends of the cable. Be sure these other devices are un ter mi nated . After you have conn ecte d al l your inte r- nal SE SCS I[...]

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    22 I nstallation G uide If y ou w ill not insta ll extern al devices, c onnect all power c a bles t o the com puter and an y previou sly att ached e xternal devices, and plug the cables into an electrical outlet. T urn ON all external dev i ces fi rst; the n tu rn ON the compute r . If y ou intend to insta ll ext ernal devic es, see Con ne c t i ng[...]

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    23 Adaptec P o wer Dom ain 29160/ 2916 0N Connect the other end of t he external SCSI cable t o a SCSI con- nector on the back of an external SCSI de vice. If you are installing only one external device, terminat e the dev ice and skip to S tep 4 . Connect other ext ernal devices by cabling each device to the pre- vious one, as shown below . T ermi[...]

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    24 I nstallation G uide Connect power ca bles to all exte rnal dev ices and to the co mputer , and plug the cables into an electrical outlet. W hen you hav e in stalled your internal and external dev ices, turn ON all exte rnal devic es; then tu rn ON the comput er . If th e com puter or the dev ices d o n ot wor k p roper ly , turn to T rou blesh [...]

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    25 Adaptec P o wer Dom ain 29160/ 2916 0N Conn ec ting External 50-pin F ast/Ultra-SE SCSI Dev ices (29160N onl y) U se a 50-pin ex ternal Fast/ Ultra-SE cable to a ttach ext ernal Fast /Ultra-SE SCSI devices that hav e standar d 50-pin c onnectors to the Fast /Ul tr a-S E ex tern al co nnec tor of th e Ada pte c P owerDomain 29160N. Connect one en[...]

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    26 I nstallation G uide Con nect other ex ternal F ast/Ultra-SE S CSI devices b y attachin g each device to the previous one w ith a 50- pin external SCSI cable until all dev ices ar e connected. The device at the end of the chain must b e the o nly e xter nal de vi ce th at is ter mi nate d. Connect all power cables t o the computer and exte rnal [...]

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    27 Adaptec P o wer Dom ain 29160/ 2916 0N The follo w ing illu strations sho ws the Ultra SCSI and L VD bus segm ents on th e Adap tec P ow erDomai n 29160 and t he A dapte c P owerDomain 29160N. AIC-3860 AIC-7892 Primar y L VD/SE segment Secondar y Fast /Ultra segment Bus Segments on the Adaptec P owerDomain 29160 64-bit PCI connector 32-bit PCI c[...]

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    28 I nstallation G uide If y ou encounter an y problems after installation, check the fol- lowing items first: • Ar e all SCSI devi ces po wer ed on? • Ar e all SCSI cables and power cables pr operly connected? • Does each device o n the SCSI bus ha ve a unique SCSI ID? • Is the SCSI c hain properly terminated? R efer to y o ur device docum[...]

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    Copyr ig ht © 2000 Ad aptec, In c. All righ ts reserved. No part of this p ublica tion may be reproduce d, stored in a retrieval sy stem , or tra nsmit ted in any form or by an y means , elec tronic, mechan ical, ph otocop ying , recording or othe rwise, withou t the prior w ritten consen t of Adaptec , Inc., 69 1 South Milp itas Bl vd., Mil pitas[...]

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    Ada p tec C ustomer Support If y ou have ques tions about installing or usin g your Ad aptec product, check this user ’ s guide first — you will find answers to most of yo ur questions her e. If you need further assistance, use the suppor t op tions l isted bel ow . T ech nical Sup port Ide nti ficati on ( TSID) Number • The 12-digit TSID can[...]

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    Austra lia and New Z e alan d • Visit our W eb si te at http: // www .adaptec.com.au . • T o speak with a T echnical S upport Specialist, c all +612 9416 0698, Mond ay – Fr iday , 10:00 A . M . to 4:30 P . M ., Eastern A ustr alia Time. T o expedite your service, have your compute r in front o f y o u. Hong K o ng and China • Visit our W eb[...]

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    Re gulatory Compli ance S tatements Federal Commu nica tions Com missio n Radio Frequency Inter ference St atement W ARNING: Changes or m odifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party re sponsible for compliance could void the user ’s authority to operate the equipment. This equipment has bee n tested and found to comply with the [...]

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    Limited 5-Y ear W ar ran ty 1. Ada ptec , Inc . (“Ad a ptec ”) wa rra nts t o the purcha ser of thi s prod uct t hat it will b e free from defects i n material and workm anship for a period of five (5) year s from the date of pur chase. If th e product should b ecome defecti ve within t he warranty period, Adaptec, at i ts option, will r epa ir[...]

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    ©2000 Adaptec, I nc. All rig hts r eserved. Pr int ed i n Sing ap o re Stock N o.: 512643-03, Rev . A DWR 11/2000 (SR C: 512643-00, V er . AA) R delive ring the promise PD 29160N Mac.book Page 38 Monday, November 13, 2000 1:38 PM[...]