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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 Enhan.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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 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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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 yo.
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.
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