LSI S14037 Chapter 1 What is Covered in this Guide

Symbios SYM20810 PCI to SCSI Host Adapter 1-1

Chapter 1What is Covered in thisGuide

This installation guide provides instructions and illustrations to help you

install a SymbiosSYM20810 PCI to SCSI host adapter. It covers the

following topics:

•Section 1.1, “Installation”

•Section 1.2, “Connecting Internal SCSI Devices”

•Section 1.3, “Installing the Host Adapter Device Driver Software”

•Section 1.4, “Troubleshooting”

The SYM20810 provides a low-cost SCSI solution for attaching SCSI

devices (disk drives, scanners, CD-ROM drives,tape dr ives,removable

media drives, etc.) to PCI computer systems with an ISA/EISA bracket

type. Figure 1.1 showsthe major components and connections of the

SYM20810 host adapter.

The Symbios SCSI Device Management System (SDMS™) software

includes drivers and utilities for operating this host adapter in computers

running DOS/Windows, Windows 95, Windows NT,and OS/2.