Sony RMO-S551 manual Installation Procedure on DOS and Windows3.1, Requirements, SCSI host adapter

SMO-F551 / RMO-S551 Installation Guide

Installation Procedure on DOS and Windows3.1

Requirements:

1. SCSI host adapter

SCSI host adapter controls the command and data transfer between MO drive and host computer. (Ex. AHA-2940, AHA-3940 of Adaptec)

2. Device driver

Device driver controls MO drive. Device driver is almost supplied with SCSI host adapter. If you use RMO-S551, we recommend to use the “Formatter One Pro TM” bundled with RMO-S551.

3. SCSI cable

SCSI cable is used for connecting host adapter and MO drive. Please select proper SCSI cable.

4. Format utility software

Format utility software is used to format the media and make partitions. Format utility software is often supplied with SCSI host adapter. (e.g. ASPI manager and ASPI driver for AHA-29xx are provided from Adaptec) But if you use RMO-S551, we recommend to use the “Formatter One Pro TM” bundled with RMO-S551.

Installation:

1)Connection

-Set the SCSI host adapter into the host computer.

-Attach the MO drive to the SCSI host adapter using proper SCSI cable.

-Set proper SCSI ID and termination on the MO drive.

2)Install the device driver

-Turn on the MO drive and host computer.

-Install the device driver on DOS level or on Windows3.1 and reboot host computer.

3)Format the media and partition

-Format and Label the media using a format utility tool, such as “Formatter One Pro TM”.

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