Advantech PCA-6359 user manual Basic Rules for SCSI Host Adapter and Device Installation

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6.3Basic Rules for SCSI Host Adapter and Device Installation

6.3Basic Rules for SCSI Host Adapter and Device Installation

You must terminate both ends of the SCSI bus. Refer to the hardware manuals for the devices and the host adapter to properly terminate the bus.

Unless your system is SCSI Configured AutoMatically (SCAM) capable, you must configure each SCSI device with a different SCSI ID number. Refer to the hardware manuals for the devices to locate where the jumpers of dip switches are for setting SCSI ID numbers. Usually, the host adapter is ID 7. The devices are then set at IDs 0 through 6 (plus 8 through 15 for Wide SCSI). The bootable hard drive must have the lowest numerical SCSI ID, unless you are able to use the BIOS Boot Specification (BBS).

The red or blue line on a standard SCSI cable (or the black line on one end of a multi-colored SCSI cable) designates Pin One on the cable connector, and must connect to Pin One on the device or host adapter connector. Refer to Appendix B of this manual to find Pin One of the connector.

6.4Configuring the SCSI Adapter

Access the SCSI BIOS by holding down both the CTRL and C keys when you see the BIOS banner message listing the driver name and the attached devices. For example:

Symbios Inc. SDMS (TM) V 4.0 PCI SCSI BIOS

PCI Rev. 2.0, 2.1

Copyright 1995, 1998 Symbios Inc.

PCI-4.14.00

Press Ctrl-C to start Symbios Configuration

Utility...

The SCSI Select screen will come up. Instructions on how to move the cursor and select options are listed on the bottom of the program windows. You can select either Configure/View Host Adapter Settings or SCSI CD Utilities.

Chapter 6 SCSI Setup and Configurations (PCA-6359F only)

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