SCSI Connections

SCSI Restrictions

SCSI Restrictions

This section describes the SCSI restrictions that apply to your workstation in the following areas:

•Cables

•Connectors and Terminator

•SCSI configuration constraints

Cables

All SCSI devices ship without cables. Only SCSI cables approved by HP can be used to connect your workstation and any SCSI devices. HP offers the following SCSI cables for single-ended standard SCSI devices:

•K2296 cable with 0.9 meter (3 feet) length

•K2297 cable with 1.5 meter (5 feet) length

HP offers the following SCSI cables for connecting externally connected devices to the system fast, wide port:

•C2911A cable with 0.9 meter (3 feet) length

•C2924A cable with 2.5 meter (8.2 feet) length

•C2925A cable with 10.0 meter (32.8 feet) length

•C2926A cable with 20.0 meter (65.6 feet) length

CAUTION:SCSI cables approved by HP are designed to function within the SCSI tolerances for HP devices. Use of other cables can result in significant problems with system operation.

Singled-ended SCSI-2 definition limits the total cable length of SCSI-2 cables to 6 meters (19.6 feet).

Fast, wide differential SCSI definition limits the total cable length of Fast,

Wide SCSI cables to 25 meters (82 feet).

Always use the shortest possible cable(s) for your configuration.

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