Adaptec 1450 manual General Hardware Troubleshooting

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SlimSCSI 1450 Adapter User’s Guide

Troubleshooting

Most problems with the SlimSCSI 1450 result from errors in prepar- ing and connecting the SCSI devices to it. If you have problems, check the items below.

Note: If you have problems with a specific SCSI device when other SCSI devices are working correctly, contact the manu- facturer of the problem device for troubleshooting information.

General Hardware Troubleshooting

Be sure all SCSI cables and power cables are properly con- nected and all SCSI devices are powered.

Be sure the SlimSCSI 1450 is firmly seated in the PC Card slot.

Be sure each SCSI device has a different SCSI ID.

Be sure the last (or only) SCSI device on the SCSI bus is terminated.

Be sure at least one SCSI device connected to the SlimSCSI 1450 supplies termination power to the SCSI bus. Otherwise, the SCSI devices will not work correctly. (Some devices have a switch to enable or disable termination power. See the device documentation for more information.)

The SlimSCSI 1450 terminates itself but does not provide ter- mination power to other devices on the SCSI bus (the adapter would need to draw this power from the portable PC’s battery, which would not be desirable).

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