Adaptec 29320A - Manual - manualsarea.com

Page 2 - Introduction; This installation guide explains how to:

1 Introduction The Adaptec SCSI Card 29320A enables you to connect up to 15 Low Voltage Differential (LVD) and/or 15 Single-Ended (SE) SCSI devices—such as very large arrays of high-performance hard disk drives, external storage subsystems, Ultra320/160 hard disk drives, scanners, and CD-ROM drives—...

Page 3 - Installing the Adaptec SCSI Card 29320A; Turn OFF power to the computer and disconnect

2 Installing the Adaptec SCSI Card 29320A 1 Discharge any static electricity build-up before handling your SCSI card by touching a grounded metal object (like the exposed metal parts on the back of your computer). Warning: Turn OFF power to the computer and disconnect the power cord. 2 After you tur...

Page 4 - Be careful when inserting the Adaptec SCSI Card; Setting Up SCSI Devices; Check the SCSI IDs

3 Computers may have vertical or horizontal expansion slots. Refer to your computer manual to locate the PCI/PCI-X slots. If your computer is a tower model, lay it on its side to allow for easier installation of the Adaptec SCSI Card 29320A. Warning: Be careful when inserting the Adaptec SCSI Card 2...

Page 5 - When connecting Ultra320/160 or Ultra2 SCSI devices,; Connecting SCSI Devices; Setting Up SCSI Devices on page 3

4 Following are some guidelines for setting SCSI IDs and termination on your devices. Check the SCSI IDs The Adaptec SCSI Card 29320A and each device you connect to it must have a unique SCSI ID number ranging from 0 to 15 on each channel. No two devices on the same SCSI channel can have the same SC...

Page 6 - Connecting Internal Ultra320/160 and Ultra2 Devices; Adaptec recommends that you keep your Ultra320/160

5 Connecting Internal Ultra320/160 and Ultra2 Devices A special 68-pin internal LVD cable is needed to connect internal Ultra320/160 or Ultra2 SCSI devices. If your cables are not marked, you can identify most LVD cables as having twisted pairs of the flat ribbon cable between the device connectors....

Page 7 - Internal Ultra320/160 and Ultra2 SCSI devices come

6 2 Plug the nonterminated end of the cable(s) to the internal LVD connector. 3 Plug the internal Ultra320/160 and Ultra2 SCSI devices to the other cable connectors, starting with the connector at the terminated end of the cable. Note: Internal Ultra320/160 and Ultra2 SCSI devices come from the fact...

Page 8 - Connecting Wide SCSI Devices; Locate a 68-pin internal Wide SCSI cable.; Connecting Internal Ultra/Fast Narrow Devices; Locate a 50-pin internal Ultra Narrow SCSI cable.

7 Connecting Wide SCSI Devices Connect internal Wide SCSI devices to the 68-pin internal SE Wide SCSI connector. To do this, use a 68-pin Wide SCSI cable like the one shown in Step 1 below. Follow these steps to connect the devices: 1 Locate a 68-pin internal Wide SCSI cable. 2 Plug one end of the c...

Page 9 - Connecting External SCSI Devices; We recommend that you do not combine older SCSI

8 2 Plug one end of the cable to the 50-pin internal SE Narrow SCSI connector on the Adaptec SCSI Card 29320A. 3 Plug the other end of the cable to a terminated Ultra/Fast Narrow SCSI device. 4 If you have other Ultra/Fast Narrow SCSI devices, attach them to the connectors between the two ends of th...

Page 11 - Are all SCSI devices powered on?; Adaptec SCSI Card Driver Software; To use the Adaptec SCSI Card 29320A, driver software

10 More Information About Termination The last SCSI device on the end of each SCSI bus cable must be terminated, and termination must be disabled for all other devices in the middle of the cables. Ultra320/160 and Ultra2 SCSI devices are automatically unterminated, but Ultra SCSI and Fast/Wide SCSI ...

Page 12 - Copyright; Changes

11 Preloaded Adaptec Drivers If the Adaptec SCSI Card 29320A was included as part of a computer system you purchased, the system already has the appropriate Adaptec driver preinstalled by the computer manufacturer. No further action is necessary to install the driver. Embedded Adaptec Drivers Some o...

Page 13 - Regulatory Compliance Statements

12 Regulatory Compliance Statements Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement WARNING: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user ’s authority to operate the equipment. This equipment has bee...

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