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Board Characteristics
Install
Configuration Commands
Signal Name Pin
Setting Scsi IDs
System Bios
Scsi LED Connector
Features
Boot Adapter List Menu
Using the Menus
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Contents
User’s Guide
December
Electromagnetic Compatibility Notices
Iii
Page
Contents
Appendix a Technical Specifications
Tables
ViiiContents
Organization
Preface
Audience
Related Publications
Chapter Using the SYM8953U Host Adapter
General Description
Scsi Interface
Features
PCI Interface
Board Characteristics
Interface Descriptions
PCI Interface
Benefits of LVD Link
Ultra2 Scsi Technology
LVD Link Technology
On-Board LED
Chapter Installing the SYM8953U Host Adapter
Quick Installation Procedure
Installing the SYM8953U Host Adapter
Detailed Installation Procedure
Before You Start
Inserting the Host Adapter
Hardware Connections for the SYM8953U Host Adapter
Inserting the Host Adapter
Connecting the Scsi Peripherals
Scsi Bus Widths and Speeds
Scsi Bus Lengths
LVD
Scsi Cables
Making Internal Scsi Bus Connections
Internal Scsi Ribbon Cable to Host Adapter Connection
Detailed Installation Procedure
Connecting Additional Internal Scsi Devices
Multiple Internal Scsi Devices Chained Together
Scsi LED Connector
Making External Scsi Bus Connections
External Cable to Host Adapter
10 External Scsi Device Cable
11 Multiple External Scsi Devices Chained Together
Scsi Bus Termination
Internal Bus Connections
12 Internal Scsi Device Termination
External Bus Connections
13 External Scsi Device Termination
Internal and External Bus Connections
14 Internal and External Scsi Device Termination
Setting Scsi IDs
Scsi ID Record
Completing the Installation
Verify Installation Procedures Done
Chapter Configuring the SYM8953U Host Adapter
Overview of the Scsi Bios Configuration Utility
Starting the Configuration Utility
Using the Menus
Symbios Scsi Bios Configuration Utility Menus
Exiting the Scsi Bios Configuration Utility
Configuration Commands
Main Menu
Main Menu
Main Menu Fields and Descriptions
Adapter Properties Menu
NVM
Adapter Properties Menu
Adapter Properties Fields and Descriptions
Field Field Type Descriptions Value
Is moved between adapters from different vendors
Device Properties Menu
Device Properties Menu Left Half
Device Properties Menu Right Half
Device Properties Fields and Descriptions
Field Field Type Description Value
Forever should an operation fail
Boot Adapter List Menu
Boot Adapter List Menu
Boot Adapter List Fields and Descriptions
Global Properties Menu
Global Properties Menu
Global Properties Fields and Descriptions
Exit Menu
Exit Menu
Symbios Scsi Bios Configuration Utility Menus
Configuring the SYM8953U Host Adapter
Physical Environment
Appendix a Technical Specifications
Physical Characteristics
Electrical Characteristics
Table A.1 Maximum Power Requirements
Operational Environment
Thermal, Atmospheric Characteristics
Safety Characteristics
Electromagnetic Compliance
PCI Interface
Table A.2 PCI Connector J1 Front
Signal Name Pin
Table A.3 PCI Connector J1 Back
Scsi Interface
Table A.4 Internal Scsi Connector J2
SDP1+ SDP1−
Table A.5 External Scsi Connector J3
Table A.6 LED Connector J4
Scsi Busy LED
Appendix B Glossary of Terms Abbreviations
Master
Configuration
DMA Bus
Device Driver
Hard Disk
File
Firmware
Host
Motherboard
Main Memory
Mbyte
Multitasking
Queue Tags
Port Address
Port Number
Risc Core
Processor
System Bios
Scsi Device
Single-Ended
Wide Scsi
Ultra2 Scsi
Virtual Memory
Wide Ultra Scsi
Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations
Index
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IX-2Index
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