LSI 20860 manual Scsi Bus Termination, Multiple External Devices Chained Together

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Step 2. Plug the 50-pin connector on the other end of the SCSI cable into the SCSI connector on the peripheral device. This connection is shown in Figure 1.4.

Step 3. To connect more than one device to the LSI20860, use shielded cables to chain them together as illustrated in Figure 1.4.

Figure 1.4 Multiple External Devices Chained Together

1.3.3 SCSI Bus Termination

All SCSI devices have a set of resistors called terminators to assure reliable operation of the SCSI bus. The devices making up the SCSI bus

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Contents USER’S Guide N u a r y 2 0 0Electromagnetic Compatibility Notices Iii Page Preface AudienceOrganization Related Publications Revision RecordContents ViiiContents Chapter Using LSI20860 FeaturesPCI Interface Scsi Interface Board RequirementsPhysical Characteristics Physical EnvironmentThermal, Atmospheric Characteristics Electrical CharacteristicsMaximum Power Requirements Electromagnetic ComplianceInstalling the LSI20860 Safety CharacteristicsUsing the LSI20860 Connecting Scsi Devices Internal Scsi Bus Connections External Scsi Bus Connections Internal Scsi Devices Chained TogetherScsi Bus Termination Multiple External Devices Chained TogetherScsi Bus Termination Setting Scsi IDs During installation, no Scsi devices are foundDevice driver does not see one of the Scsi devices Using the LSI20860 Appendix a Glossary of Terms Abbreviations Local Bus Host AdapterInternal Scsi MainboardPort Number Scsi BusScsi Device Single-Ended TerminationUltra Scsi Customer Feedback Reader’s Comments Excellent Good Average Fair PoorDistributors by State CaliforniaNew York Direct Sales Representatives by State Components and Boards Sales Offices and Design Resource Centers North AmericaKorea China Beijing LSI Logic International Services Inc International Distributors