Adaptec SBC-596 manual Fan power supply connector CN5, Scsi connectors CN6, CN7 SBC-599 only

Fan power supply connector (CN5)

CN5 provides power supply to optional CPU cooling fan. Only present when +12 V power is supplied to the board.

SCSI connectors (CN6, CN7) (SBC-599 only)

The SBC-599 has a 50-pin, dual-in-line connector for Ultra SCSI devices and a 68-pin, dual-in-line connector for Ultra Wide SCSI devices. Connection of SCSI devices requires special attention, especially when determining the last drive on the SCSI chain. Refer to Chapter 6 and your device’s operating manual for detailed installation advice.

IDE hard drive connector (CN8, CN9)

You can attach up to four Enhanced Integrated Device Electron- ics hard disk drives to the SBC-596/599 internal controller. The SBC-596/599 IDE controller uses a PCI local-bus interface.

This advanced IDE controller supports faster data transfer and allows the IDE hard drive to exceed 528 MB.

CN8 is the primary IDE connector, CN9 is the secondary IDE connector. Each connector supports up to two EIDE hard disk drives.

Connecting the hard drive

The way to connecting drives to primary IDE connector or secondary IDE connector is same.

Wire number 1 on the cable is red or blue, and the other wires are gray.

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