LSI 20860 manual Preface, Audience, Organization

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Preface

This book is the primary reference and user’s guide for the LSI Logic LSI20860 PCI to Ultra SCSI Host Adapter. It contains a complete functional description for the LSI20860 and includes complete physical and electrical specifications for the LSI20860.

Audience

This document assumes that you have some familiarity with microprocessors and related support devices. The people who benefit from this book are:

Engineers and managers who are evaluating or designing the host adapter board for possible use in a system

End users who are installing the host adapter board into their computer

Organization

This document has the following chapter and appendix:

Chapter 1, Using the LSI20860, describes the PCI and SCSI interfaces for this board along with the physical and electrical specifications. Quick installation instructions are also provided for inserting this host adapter into your computer.

Appendix A, Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations, describes various terminology that is referenced throughout this user’s guide.

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Contents N u a r y 2 0 0 USER’S GuideElectromagnetic Compatibility Notices Iii Page Organization PrefaceAudience Revision Record Related PublicationsContents ViiiContents PCI Interface Chapter Using LSI20860Features Board Requirements Scsi InterfacePhysical Environment Physical CharacteristicsMaximum Power Requirements Electrical CharacteristicsThermal, Atmospheric Characteristics Electromagnetic ComplianceSafety Characteristics Installing the LSI20860Using the LSI20860 Connecting Scsi Devices Internal Scsi Bus Connections Internal Scsi Devices Chained Together External Scsi Bus ConnectionsMultiple External Devices Chained Together Scsi Bus TerminationScsi Bus Termination During installation, no Scsi devices are found Setting Scsi IDsDevice driver does not see one of the Scsi devices Using the LSI20860 Appendix a Glossary of Terms Abbreviations Internal Scsi Host AdapterLocal Bus MainboardScsi Device Port NumberScsi Bus Ultra Scsi Single-EndedTermination Customer Feedback Excellent Good Average Fair Poor Reader’s CommentsCalifornia Distributors by StateNew York Direct Sales Representatives by State Components and Boards North America Sales Offices and Design Resource CentersKorea International Distributors China Beijing LSI Logic International Services Inc